Orchard Portman, Somerset Weather
About Orchard Portman, Somerset
Orchard Portman remains a quiet fragment of Somerset, defined by the slow persistence of its ancient parish church and the heavy, fertile earth of the Vale of Taunton. It lies 2.3 miles south-east of Taunton (from Taunton: bearing 144°T, OS grid ST 245 213), and is situated south of Shoreditch village. The landscape here breathes with a damp, low-lying stillness, where the shadows of the nearby trees stretch long and dark across the fields as the sun dips behind the distant ridge of Cotlake Hill. Ancient lime trees stand as silent observers near the churchyard, their gnarled roots gripping the soil with a stubborn, centuries-old patience. To the east, the protected ground of Thurlbear Wood And Quarrylands Sssi offers a sanctuary for rare limestone-loving flora, which thrive in the thin, chalky soil exposed by past industry. Orchard Portman holds its own counsel, unconcerned by the rush of the modern world, as the light catches the moss on the stone walls in a peculiar, shimmering shade of emerald. The air carries a scent of damp leaf mould and woodsmoke, a reminder of the deep, enduring connection between the people and this patch of ground. Even in winter, when the sky turns the colour of slate, there is a profound, grounded dignity to the way the land holds the rain.
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About This Orchard Portman, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orchard Portman, 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 Orchard Portman includes coordinates 50.98678, -3.076929, 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 Orchard Portman is available on the Orchard Portman 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.