Priddy, Somerset Weather
About Priddy, Somerset
Priddy commands a high, windswept plateau atop the Mendip Hills, where the thin soil clings stubbornly to the limestone bedrock. It lies 3.6 miles north-north-west of Wells (from Wells: bearing 336°T, OS grid ST 526 509), and is situated north-east of Westbury-sub-Mendip village. Ancient barrows rise like low, grass-grown waves from the surrounding fields, marking the horizon where Priddy has watched the centuries pass in relative solitude. The light here possesses a particular clarity, sharp and unsparing, which illuminates the hollows and swallets that carve deep into the earth as part of the Priddy Caves SSSI. On the open expanse of Priddy Green, the wind often carries the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a reminder of the lead-mining legacy that once scarred and enriched this rugged terrain. St. Lawrence’s Church stands as a quiet sentinel over the landscape, its stone walls weathering the relentless gales that sweep across the limestone pavement. Each year, the folk festival breathes a temporary, vibrant life into the quietude, filling the air with music that echoes against the low stone walls. Priddy retains a raw, elemental character, defined more by the open sky and the hidden subterranean rivers than by the domestic comforts of the lowlands.
Flight conditions near Priddy. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Priddy and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Priddy, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Priddy, 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 Priddy includes coordinates 51.256005, -2.680274, 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 Priddy is available on the Priddy 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.