Stapley, Somerset Weather
About Stapley, Somerset
Stapley emerges from the deep, rolling folds of the Blackdown Hills as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the uncompromising geology of the Somerset landscape. It lies 5.3 miles south-east of Wellington (from Wellington: bearing 144°T, OS grid ST 188 136), and is situated west-north-west of Churchinford village. The horizon here is dominated by the steep, abrupt rise of Brimley Hill, which casts a long, cooling shadow over the lanes during the waning hours of the afternoon. A short distance to the north-east, the landscape bears the faint, haunting geometry of the former RAF Culmhead, where the ghosts of wartime aviation hang heavy over the reclaimed pasture. Stapley itself remains largely tethered to the rhythm of the soil, with narrow hedgerows pressing against the tarmac to dictate the pace of any passing vehicle. Water from the nearby River Culm feeds the lower basins, ensuring the ground stays perpetually rich and dark even when the summer sun parches the higher ridges. The light in this corner of the world has a peculiar, silvered quality, catching the damp leaves and turning the fields into a mosaic of muted greens and greys. This is a place of austere beauty, where the permanence of the earth provides a stark, unspoken contrast to the fleeting nature of modern industry.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Stapley, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stapley, 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 Stapley includes coordinates 50.916266, -3.156173, 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 Stapley is available on the Stapley 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.