Monksilver, Somerset Weather
About Monksilver, Somerset
Monksilver remains a singular punctuation mark of limestone and slate upon the verdant folds of the Brendon Hills. It lies 3.6 miles south of Watchet (from Watchet: bearing 177°T, OS grid ST 072 375), and is situated west of Stogumber village. The topography here is defined by the sharp, sudden rise of North Bird's Hill, which guards the southern approach with an austere, emerald presence. Protected by the high, rolling horizons of Exmoor National Park, Monksilver captures a quality of light that seems to linger longer against the weathered stone of its ancient dwellings. To the west, the expansive grounds of Nettlecombe Court hold a centuries-old silence, their heavy woodlands acting as a green anchor for the surrounding agricultural mosaic. Narrow lanes wind through the parish like discarded ribbons, occasionally revealing the quiet, reflective surface of a wayside pond. Monksilver maintains a dignity born of isolation, where the air carries the faint, sharp tang of damp earth and woodsmoke from the valley floor. Time here is measured not by the clock, but by the steady, seasonal turning of the canopy above the thatched eaves.
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About This Monksilver, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Monksilver, 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 village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Monksilver includes coordinates 51.129626, -3.326216, 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 Monksilver is available on the Monksilver 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.