The Butts, Somerset Weather
About The Butts, Somerset
The Butts retains a quiet, dignified character that reflects its long association with the textile heritage of its neighbour. It lies 0.6 miles south-west of Frome (from Frome: bearing 223°T, OS grid ST 769 473). Pale Somerset limestone defines the architecture here, catching the low winter sun in a way that softens the sharp edges of the residential streets. Residents often walk toward the nearby Victoria Park, where the mature canopy provides a cool, verdant contrast to the exposed, elevated terrain of the vicinity. To the west, the slopes of Gibbet Hill rise with a somber, silent weight, offering a vantage point that commands the view across the valley floor. The Butts exists as a transition between the dense, industrial remnants of the river banks and the open, rolling pastures that define the edge of the county. The air here holds a particular stillness, undisturbed by the busier thoroughfares that channel trade into the heart of the neighbouring market centre. Time passes with a measured, rhythmic quality, marked only by the shifting shadows upon the stone walls that border the lanes.
Flight conditions near The Butts. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for The Butts and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This The Butts, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for The Butts, 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 The Butts includes coordinates 51.224476, -2.331701, 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 The Butts is available on the The Butts 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.