Ruishton, Somerset Weather
About Ruishton, Somerset
Ruishton maintains a quiet composure across the low-lying plains of Somerset, where the horizon broadens under a pale, expansive sky. It lies 2.5 miles east of Taunton (from Taunton: bearing 80°T, OS grid ST 263 250), and is situated south-east of Bathpool village. The land here remains stubbornly flat, defined by the slow, deliberate pulse of the Old River Tone as it meanders through the damp, fertile fields. Residents often walk the paths near Newmead Pond, where the water holds a mirror to the shifting clouds and the reeds sway in the persistent west wind. St. George’s Church stands as a sturdy anchor for Ruishton, its tower rising above the slate roofs with a gravity that has outlasted generations of local husbandry. Sunlight reflects sharply off the damp tarmac of the lanes, illuminating the stark, utilitarian beauty of the surrounding agricultural landscape. Beyond the immediate cluster of houses, the terrain opens into wide meadows that retain a sense of ancient, unhurried isolation. The air carries a faint, earthy salinity, a reminder that the Bristol Channel is never truly far from the temperament of this particular corner of the county.
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About This Ruishton, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ruishton, 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 Ruishton includes coordinates 51.019943, -3.051406, 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 Ruishton is available on the Ruishton 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.