Polsham, Somerset Weather
About Polsham, Somerset
Polsham emerges from the flat, verdant expanse of the Somerset Levels as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the patient endurance of the land. It lies 2.6 miles north-north-east of Glastonbury (from Glastonbury: bearing 23°T, OS grid ST 515 427), and is situated west-south-west of Coxley village. The horizon here is dominated by the subtle rise of Fenny Castle Hill, where the earth still holds the ghost of a medieval motte and bailey in its grassy contours. Water defines the edges of this terrain, with the Haymoor Rhyne carving a slow, deliberate path through the fields to drain the heavy, dark soil. Light across Polsham possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the moisture in the air to bathe the pastures in a pale, silvered glow that shifts with the turning of the seasons. Ancient hedgerows trace the boundaries of these low-lying meadows, acting as silent sentinels over a landscape that has long prioritised the rhythms of agriculture over the clamour of modern life. Travellers passing through might notice how the sky feels unusually vast, pressing down upon the horizon and lending an austere majesty to the open, damp fields. Polsham remains a place where the weight of the past lingers not in monuments, but in the persistent, quiet circulation of water and wind across the plain.
Flight conditions near Polsham. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Polsham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Polsham, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Polsham, 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 other settlement. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Polsham includes coordinates 51.182023, -2.694779, 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 Polsham is available on the Polsham 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.