Maperton, Somerset Weather
About Maperton, Somerset
Maperton holds a quiet command over the rolling Somerset landscape, its limestone foundations rooted in the earth of the South West. It lies 3.0 miles west-south-west of Wincanton (from Wincanton: bearing 239°T, OS grid ST 670 261), and is situated east of Blackford village. Sunlight catches the ancient ridge of Stand Hill just to the east, casting long, lean shadows across the fields that have been tilled for generations. The land here rises to meet the sky, revealing the Maperton Medieval Settlement, where the hummocky ground suggests the ghosts of long-vanished hearths. Maperton preserves a singular stillness, defined by the slow turn of the seasons rather than the haste of modern transit. Further east, the crest of Cheriton Hill serves as a natural horizon, framing the hamlet in a wide, open bowl of green. Maperton remains an echo of a simpler agriculture, where the soil maintains a stubborn, heavy fertility. Each lane here follows the ancient contours of the geology, guiding the traveller through a landscape that feels unchanged by the passing of centuries.
Flight conditions near Maperton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Maperton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Maperton, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Maperton, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Maperton includes coordinates 51.033354, -2.471433, 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 Maperton is available on the Maperton 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.