Pear Ash emerges from the rugged, undulating terrain of Somerset as a quiet cluster of dwellings defined by the ancient, persistent character of the land. It lies 3.3 miles west of Mere (from Mere: bearing 264°T, OS grid ST 760 318), and is situated north of Penselwood village. The light here seems to catch differently upon the slopes, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch from the rise of Bottle’s Hill across the pastures. To the north, the verdant basin of Greenland Bottom cradles the morning mist, holding the cool dampness long after the sun has climbed the horizon. Pear Ash remains tethered to this topography, where the soil holds the remnants of forgotten industry and the quiet weight of centuries. The landscape is marked by the uneven earthworks of nearby quern quarries, where the stone itself whispers of the labour once pressed into the service of local hearths. These features lend Pear Ash a singular, melancholic grace, far removed from the bustle of the wider world. Every track and hedgerow suggests a life lived in close conversation with the seasons and the shifting moods of the Somerset sky.
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Live animated radar for Pear Ash and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pear Ash, 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 Pear Ash includes coordinates 51.085136, -2.343709, 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 Pear Ash is available on the Pear Ash 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.