Northay, Somerset Weather
About Northay, Somerset
Northay emerges from the Somerset landscape as a modest collection of dwellings caught in the quiet commerce of the land. It lies 2.9 miles west-north-west of Chard (from Chard: bearing 304°T, OS grid ST 282 112), and is situated west of Combe St Nicholas village. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, muscular intent toward the heights of Great Hill, where the air thins and carries a sharper, more restless quality. Ancient earthworks persist in the silence near the hamlet, specifically the two bowl barrows just north-west of Northay Farm, which anchor the memory of the ground to a deeper, more primitive past. Beyond these mounds, the verdant expanse of Freshmoor SSSI captures the low, golden light of late afternoon, holding moisture in the hollows where the grasses turn a singular, bruised shade of violet. The economy of Northay remains tied to the persistent rhythms of the soil, a labour that demands an intimate knowledge of the changing seasons and the stubborn character of the clay. Travellers crossing the lanes might observe how the shadows lengthen early, cast by the abrupt incline of the surrounding hills that guard the horizon. This is a place where the weight of the sky feels immense, pressing down upon the hedgerows until the very stones of the boundary walls seem to hum with the quiet industry of the earth.
Flight conditions near Northay. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Northay and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Northay, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Northay, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Northay includes coordinates 50.896223, -3.021984, 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 Northay is available on the Northay 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.