Moorlinch commands a steady, elevated perspective over the sprawling expanse of the Somerset Levels. It lies 5.2 miles west of Street (from Street: bearing 269°T, OS grid ST 399 366), and is situated west of Greinton village. The ground beneath the houses rises with a quiet authority, marking the transition from the marshy depths of King’s Sedgemoor SSSI to the firmer, higher pastures of the Polden Hills. Residents here walk daily in the shadow of Knoll Hill, where the light catches the limestone outcrops and softens the sharp edges of the horizon. Much of the surrounding land falls within the Moorlinch SSSI, preserving a distinct ecological character that has remained largely indifferent to the frantic pace of modern transit. The architecture of the parish church reflects the sombre, enduring quality of local stone, standing as a sentinel over lanes that have long served the agricultural rhythms of the vale. A traveller might find the air here carries a peculiar clarity, undisturbed by the heavy industry that defines more populous districts. Time in Moorlinch seems to draw its measure not from the clock, but from the slow, seasonal migration of birds across the wide and open sky.
Flight conditions near Moorlinch. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Moorlinch and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Moorlinch, 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 Moorlinch includes coordinates 51.126062, -2.858957, 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 Moorlinch is available on the Moorlinch 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.