Porlock, Somerset Weather
About Porlock, Somerset
Porlock reveals itself as a place where the coastal air meets the rugged, elevated spirit of the high moorland. It lies 5.1 miles west of Minehead (from Minehead: bearing 272°T, OS grid SS 886 466), and is situated west of Allerford village. Porlock remains deeply anchored within the sweeping expanse of Exmoor National Park, where the horizon often blurs into a soft, bruised violet at dusk. Ancient timber-framed houses lean towards one another along the narrow main street, their whitewashed walls catching a pale, maritime light that differs sharply from the inland shadows. Beyond the immediate hearths and chimneys, the dense canopy of Hawkcombe Woods offers a quiet, verdant sanctuary that contrasts with the exposed, wind-scoured ridges rising abruptly toward the sea. Visitors often stop to inspect the artifacts at the nearby Dovery Manor Museum, where the cool stone floors preserve a stillness born of many centuries. The landscape here demands a steady gait, as every path eventually climbs toward the expansive sky or descends into the sheltered hollows carved by rainfall. Porlock maintains a character defined by this transition between the sheltered timber of the woods and the wild, untamed heather of the heights.
Flight conditions near Porlock. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Porlock and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Porlock, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Porlock, 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 Porlock includes coordinates 51.208592, -3.595979, 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 Porlock is available on the Porlock 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.