Penselwood, Somerset Weather
About Penselwood, Somerset
Penselwood emerges from the undulating greens of Somerset as a quiet sentinel of the high ground, its character defined by the rugged geology that once yielded stone for the early settlers. It lies 3.3 miles west-south-west of Mere (from Mere: bearing 257°T, OS grid ST 760 312), and is situated west-north-west of Bourton village. The earth here holds the deep, pockmarked memory of the Pen Pits Quern Quarries, where generations extracted millstones from the sandy grit of the hills. Walking the lanes near the Penselwood Village Sign, one finds the light brittle and clear, catching the pale, weathered stone of the cottages in a way that suggests a long, intimate conversation with the weather. To the north, the rounded profile of Bottle’s Hill rises to meet the sky, its slopes offering a stark contrast to the hidden, shaded hollows of the surrounding terrain. Penselwood retains a solitary, watchful quality, as if the land itself keeps guard over the ancient, uneven earthworks that lie just beyond the modern boundary. This landscape does not offer itself easily to the casual observer, preferring to reveal its secrets through the sharp, sudden shifts in elevation and the enduring resilience of its soil.
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About This Penselwood, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Penselwood, 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 village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Penselwood includes coordinates 51.079779, -2.343213, 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 Penselwood is available on the Penselwood 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.