Shalford, Somerset Weather
About Shalford, Somerset
Shalford emerges from the quiet, verdant folds of the Somerset landscape as a cluster of stone and timber, defined by the slow persistence of rural life. It lies 1.8 miles north-north-east of Wincanton (from Wincanton: bearing 19°T, OS grid ST 722 313), and is situated south-west of Charlton Musgrove village. The terrain here holds a particular quality of light, which catches the damp limestone of old boundary walls and turns them to the colour of pale honey as the afternoon wanes. To the west, the prominent rise of Round Hill commands the horizon, acting as a silent sentinel over the fields that roll down toward the River Cale. This river traces a silver, serpentine path through the low-lying meadows, feeding the land with a steady, hidden vitality. Shalford maintains an understated presence, where the sounds of the modern world are softened by the dense, ancient character of the surrounding woods. History remains etched in the local topography, echoing the deeper past found in the earthworks of nearby defensive sites. Here, the rhythm of existence is dictated by the seasons, as the winter frost clings to the hedgerows and the summer heat brings a heavy, golden stillness to the lanes.
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Live animated radar for Shalford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Shalford, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shalford, 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 Shalford includes coordinates 51.08099, -2.397798, 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 Shalford is available on the Shalford 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.