Timberscombe rests where the rolling Somerset landscape yields to the deep, resonant silence of the moor. It lies 2.6 miles south-south-west of Minehead (from Minehead: bearing 197°T, OS grid SS 955 421), and is situated south-east of Wootton Courtenay village. The geography here is defined by the expansive horizon of Exmoor National Park, which embraces the houses in a wide, heather-scented arc. To the east, the rising silhouette of Blackball Hill catches the morning light, casting a long, cool shadow over the stone walls and slate roofs. Waters from the Timberscombe Stream move with a persistent, liquid clarity, threading through the lower ground where the air turns sharp and damp. Nearby, the ancient earthworks of the scheduled monument south-south-east of Brougham Farm remain as quiet markers of an older, agrarian persistence. The light in Timberscombe possesses a particular, pale quality, often softened by the moisture that drifts in from the Bristol Channel. Residents here move in harmony with the changing seasons, their lives shaped by the rugged, open character of the surrounding hills.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Timberscombe, 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 village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Timberscombe includes coordinates 51.16929, -3.495624, 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 Timberscombe is available on the Timberscombe 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.