Sand, Somerset Weather
About Sand, Somerset
Sand remains a quiet assembly of stone and pasture, defined by the slow, deliberate pulse of the Somerset Levels. It lies 4.9 miles south of Axbridge (from Axbridge: bearing 178°T, OS grid ST 433 466), and is situated north-west of Mudgley village. The horizon here is dominated by the gentle rise of Mudgley Hill, which anchors the landscape to the east and offers a vantage point over the flat, reclaimed earth. Below, the water of the Old Rhyne draws a silver, sluggish line through the fields, reflecting the shifting grey and violet tones of the coastal sky. Sand exists in a state of modest isolation, where the architecture of the older dwellings holds the light of late afternoon with a stubborn, pale brilliance. To the south, the expanse of the Tealham And Tadham Moors Sssi stretches toward the horizon, a vast wetland sanctuary that dictates the seasonal rhythm of the local environment. There is a particular clarity to the air in Sand, sharpened by the proximity of the open moors and the damp, fertile scent of the surrounding drainage channels. The geography here does not shout; rather, it persists in a calm, horizontal authority that seems to have altered very little over the passing decades.
Flight conditions near Sand. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Sand and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Sand, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sand, 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 Sand includes coordinates 51.215996, -2.813167, 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 Sand is available on the Sand 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.