Moortown, Somerset Weather
About Moortown, Somerset
Moortown emerges from the flat, industrious stretches of the Somerset Levels as a quiet cluster of dwellings defined by the low horizons of the West Country. It lies 3.4 miles south-west of Langport (from Langport: bearing 232°T, OS grid ST 376 235), and is situated south-west of Curry Rivel village. The land here holds the damp, rich scent of sediment, a reminder of the alluvial history that has long dictated the patterns of local agriculture. To the north, the slender silhouette of the Burton Pynsent Monument pierces the skyline, serving as a vertical anchor against the vast, shifting clouds that dominate the heavens. The light across these fields possesses a particular, pale clarity, softening the edges of the hedgerows and the dark, rhythmic passage of the Northmead Rhyne. Moortown maintains a disciplined relationship with the terrain, where the fields rise gently toward the crest of Swell Hill to the west. This landscape demands a stoic patience from its inhabitants, as the water-table dictates the seasonal pulse of the soil. Each evening, the shadows lengthen across the pastures, turning the familiar topography into a series of muted, overlapping planes that vanish into the dusk.
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Live animated radar for Moortown and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Moortown, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Moortown, 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 Moortown includes coordinates 51.007908, -2.889498, 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 Moortown is available on the Moortown 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.