Preston Plucknett, Somerset Weather
About Preston Plucknett, Somerset
Preston Plucknett reveals itself through the low-slung, golden horizons of the Somerset landscape, where the heavy damp of the valley floor clings to the limestone. It lies 1.2 miles west of Yeovil (from Yeovil: bearing 277°T, OS grid ST 537 161). The sunlight here catches the sharp, grey edges of the local stone, casting long, lean shadows across the manicured lawns of Preston Park. Beyond the suburban sprawl, the air holds the faint, metallic hum of industry that has long defined the character of these western fringes. A short walk away, the sprawling, Grade II* listed grounds of Brympton D’Evercy offer a sudden, silent reprieve where the ancient trees stand guard over a centuries-old silence. History lingers in the soil here, marked by the quiet presence of Roman settlement remains that lie waiting beneath the modern pulse of Westland Road. The light in Preston Plucknett often shifts with a sudden, bruised violet hue before dusk, turning the rooftops into silhouettes against an expansive, unyielding sky. Such moments remind the observer that beneath the tidy hedges and tarmac, the land retains an older, more stubborn rhythm.
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About This Preston Plucknett, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Preston Plucknett, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Preston Plucknett includes coordinates 50.942956, -2.66035, 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 Preston Plucknett is available on the Preston Plucknett 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.