South Chard, Somerset Weather
About South Chard, Somerset
South Chard emerges from the quiet intersection of Somerset lanes, defined by the steady, industrious pulse of its historical manufacturing roots. It lies 2.3 miles south-south-east of Chard (from Chard: bearing 167°T, OS grid ST 329 050), and is situated south-south-east of Tatworth village. The landscape here holds a distinctive, muted luminosity, where the moisture of the low-lying fields catches the early morning sun, turning the meadows into sheets of pale, reflective pewter. To the west, the slopes of Storridge Hill rise with a quiet, stubborn permanence, anchoring the horizon against the encroaching sky. A short distance away, the damp, sequestered expanse of Stowell Meadow Sssi preserves a fragile, ancient ecology that seems untouched by the mechanical hum of modern travel. The architecture of South Chard reflects a utilitarian past, bearing the sturdy, honest lines of dwellings built for those who once laboured in the local mills. Even today, the air carries a crisp, unadorned clarity, as if the land itself were still breathing in the rhythm of a working day. This particular corner of the West Country refuses to be ornamental, preferring instead the austere beauty of well-tended hedges and the long, deep shadows cast by the setting sun across the open fields.
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Live animated radar for South Chard and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This South Chard, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Chard, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for South Chard includes coordinates 50.840781, -2.954346, 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 South Chard is available on the South Chard 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.