New Town, Somerset Weather
About New Town, Somerset
New Town rests upon a quiet rise of Somerset earth where the horizon pulls away in long, pale ribbons of limestone and green. It lies 2.4 miles north-east of Sherborne (from Sherborne: bearing 54°T, OS grid ST 669 189), and is situated west-north-west of Milborne Port village. The light here has a way of lingering against the stone walls, turning the weathered mortar to the colour of dried honey as the sun dips behind the distant ridges. To the north-west, the slopes of Vartenham Hill and Combe Hill provide a silent, watchful backdrop, their shadows stretching across the fields like ink spilled on a map. New Town maintains a modest composure, its lanes defined by the slow, seasonal shifts of the surrounding agricultural landscape rather than the clamour of modern industry. A short distance to the east, the historic grounds of Ven House offer a glimpse of formal grandeur, contrasting with the rugged, unpretentious character of the nearby lanes. The air often carries the scent of damp soil and ancient clover, a reminder of the deep, geological patience that defines this corner of the South West. Here, the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the way the wind moves through the hedgerows and the subtle deepening of the evening grey.
Flight conditions near New Town. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for New Town and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This New Town, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Town, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for New Town includes coordinates 50.968924, -2.471564, 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 New Town is available on the New Town 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.