Moorland, Somerset Weather
About Moorland, Somerset
Moorland holds the low, expansive light of the Somerset levels in its open palms, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered. It lies 3.0 miles east of North Petherton (from North Petherton: bearing 99°T, OS grid ST 336 321), and is situated north-west of Burrowbridge village. The earth here remains soft and yielding, a reclaimed expanse where the North Moor SSSI cradles a quiet, boggy resilience beneath the changing clouds. Water is the silent architect of this terrain, with the Westonzoyland Engine Rhyne threading through the fields like a vein of burnished pewter. Moorland maintains a watchful silence as the wind sweeps across the flat, reed-fringed paddocks, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant salt. To the south-east, the solitary silhouette of the ruins atop Burrow Mump rises above the flat plains like a jagged tooth of history against the sky. The architecture of Moorland reflects this elemental struggle with the moisture of the soil, favouring practical, sturdy forms that withstand the seasonal rising of the water. Each day, the sun charts a long, golden arc over the fields, illuminating the persistent, industrious character of a place defined by the mastery of its own drains and channels.
Flight conditions near Moorland. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Moorland and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Moorland, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Moorland, 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 Moorland includes coordinates 51.084418, -2.94853, 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 Moorland is available on the Moorland 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.