Skilgate, Somerset Weather
About Skilgate, Somerset
Skilgate commands a high, exposed ridge where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant salt. It lies 4.6 miles east of Dulverton (from Dulverton: bearing 93°T, OS grid SS 987 273), and is situated south-south-west of Upton village. The surrounding terrain drops away into a patchwork of steep fields, revealing the narrow, winding course of the River Batherm as it carves through the lower pastures. To the north-east, the slopes of Haddon Hill rise like a dark, slumbering shoulder against the horizon, anchoring the hamlet to the rugged expanse of the Brendon Hills. Within the quiet lanes of Skilgate, the limestone walls of the local church catch the waning sun, their rough surfaces glowing with the pale, stubborn warmth of late afternoon. Life here follows the slow, seasonal pulse of the surrounding farms, where the heavy damp of the morning mist often clings to the hedgerows long after the dawn. Travelers passing through find that the landscape demands a deliberate pace, as if the very soil resists the haste of the modern world. Skilgate remains a place of quiet endurance, defined by the vast, open skies and the unyielding character of the Somerset earth.
Flight conditions near Skilgate. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Skilgate and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Skilgate, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Skilgate, 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 Skilgate includes coordinates 51.036245, -3.445409, 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 Skilgate is available on the Skilgate 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.