Shipham, Somerset Weather
About Shipham, Somerset
Shipham commands a high vantage point upon the Mendip Hills, where the air thins and sharpens against the limestone ridges. It lies 2.1 miles north-north-east of Axbridge (from Axbridge: bearing 26°T, OS grid ST 445 575), and is situated south-east of Star village. The earth beneath Shipham bears the scars of a subterranean industry, evidenced by the calamine mining remains that pockmark the ground south of Glovers Field. These hollows and mounds remind the observer that the wealth of the region was once pulled from the dark, mineral-heavy grit of the soil. To the south-west, the slopes of Winterhead Hill rise in a long, quiet swell, catching the pale, slanted light of late afternoon. Walking the footpaths, one might encounter the silent, concrete relic of the ROC Post Windscombe, a relic of a more anxious age now surrendered to the encroaching gorse. The landscape around Shipham possesses an austere beauty, defined less by its greenery than by the raw, exposed texture of the rock. It remains a place where the wind moves with an uninterrupted purpose, carrying the scent of dry earth and distance across the plateau.
Flight conditions near Shipham. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Shipham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Shipham, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shipham, 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 Shipham includes coordinates 51.314313, -2.796366, 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 Shipham is available on the Shipham 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.