Rowford, Somerset Weather
About Rowford, Somerset
Rowford reveals itself as a quiet confluence of pastoral lanes and ancient hedgerows in the Somerset countryside. It lies 2.4 miles north-north-east of Taunton (from Taunton: bearing 20°T, OS grid ST 237 279), and is situated west-north-west of Cheddon Fitzpaine village. The landscape here holds a particular stillness, where the low-slung light of late afternoon catches the damp, dark earth of the fields. A short distance to the north, the waters of The Decoy shimmer with a muted, silvered intensity, reflecting the changing moods of the Somerset sky. Beyond these banks, the historic grounds of Hestercombe Gardens rise toward the hills, their structured terraces providing a sharp, man-made counterpoint to the wilder, unkempt beauty of the nearby West Combe valley. Rowford benefits from this proximity to such deep, verdant folds in the terrain, where the air feels heavy with the scent of wet moss and turning leaves. The small roads winding through Rowford possess a stubborn, singular character, narrow enough to force a traveller to slow down and observe the precise geometry of the hawthorn hedges. Here, the hum of the modern world thins to a whisper, leaving only the rhythm of the weather and the slow, deliberate growth of the surrounding trees.
Flight conditions near Rowford. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Rowford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Rowford, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rowford, 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 Rowford includes coordinates 51.045987, -3.089486, 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 Rowford is available on the Rowford 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.