Slough Green, Somerset Weather
About Slough Green, Somerset
Slough Green remains a quiet witness to the shifting light that traverses the Somerset levels, where the horizon meets the soft, verdant rise of the Blackdown Hills. It lies 3.9 miles south-east of Taunton (from Taunton: bearing 130°T, OS grid ST 271 202), and is situated north-north-east of Staple Fitzpaine village. The earth here holds a heavy, dark quality, sustaining the modest lanes that wander past ancient hedgerows and moss-covered stone boundaries. Only a short distance away, the quietude of Thurlbear Wood And Quarrylands SSSi preserves a rare, ancient habitat where the limestone geology dictates the growth of wild flora. Slough Green is defined by this proximity to such preserved pockets of nature, which anchor the hamlet to a slow, agricultural pace of life far removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares. To the south, the earth rises toward the historic prominence of Castle Neroche, where the remnants of earlier earthworks stand as silent sentinels above the surrounding woodland. The atmosphere in Slough Green possesses an unadorned clarity, especially during the low, slanting afternoons of autumn when the shadows stretch long across the damp pastures. Such stillness allows the observant traveller to perceive the subtle, rhythmic pulse of a landscape that has long prioritised the enduring work of the seasons over the transient demands of the day.
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Live animated radar for Slough Green and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Slough Green, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Slough Green, 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 Slough Green includes coordinates 50.97675, -3.038565, 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 Slough Green is available on the Slough Green 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.