Plainsfield, Somerset Weather
About Plainsfield, Somerset
Stone walls and ancient hedgerows define the quiet character of Plainsfield. It lies 6.2 miles west-north-west of North Petherton (from North Petherton: bearing 291°T, OS grid ST 195 365), and is situated west of Spaxton village. Plainsfield rests securely within the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, where the light often catches the high, open ridges with a sharp, silver clarity. To the west, the slopes rise toward the rugged prominence of Round Hill, casting long shadows that stretch across the fields as the sun begins its slow descent. A short walk away, the hidden depression of Keeper’s Combe offers a damp, sheltered silence that contrasts with the exposed heights above. The soil here holds the weight of centuries, marked by the faint, earthwork remains of the Plainsfield Camp Slight Univallate Hillfort that peers down from the ridge. Such remnants remind the observer that Plainsfield has long served as a silent witness to the changing tides of the Somerset landscape. Here, the air carries the scent of bracken and wet stone, grounding the hamlet in the enduring rhythm of the hills.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Plainsfield, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Plainsfield, 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 Plainsfield includes coordinates 51.122708, -3.150775, 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 Plainsfield is available on the Plainsfield 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.