Lottisham rests upon the low, verdant thumb of the Somerset levels, where the horizon remains wide and indifferent to the passing of centuries. It lies 4.5 miles west-north-west of Castle Cary (from Castle Cary: bearing 286°T, OS grid ST 571 344), and is situated east-south-east of Ham Street village. The air here holds a particular, damp clarity, cooling the skin as it drifts over the fields toward the distant, silhouetted rise of Windmill Hill. Lottisham maintains a quiet existence defined by its agricultural roots and the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons. To the south-west, the banks of Southwood Brook gather the runoff of winter rains, carving a path through the heavy clay that dictates the pace of life for those who work the land. Ancient hedges map the enclosures of the landscape, acting as living barricades against the prevailing winds that sweep across the flat plains. The light in Lottisham possesses a peculiar, pearlescent quality, reflecting off the pale stones of old outbuildings and the broad, unhurried expanse of the sky. This is a place where the geography is not merely a backdrop, but a persistent, physical presence that humbles the architecture of human endeavour.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lottisham, Somerset, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this other settlement. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Lottisham includes coordinates 51.108113, -2.613435, in the county of Somerset, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Lottisham is available on the Lottisham map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Somerset weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.