Upcott reveals itself through a quiet geometry of hedgerows and low-lying pastures that define the Somerset landscape. It lies 1.9 miles west of Taunton (from Taunton: bearing 275°T, OS grid ST 193 246), and is situated south-south-west of Norton Fitzwarren village. The light here catches the damp silts of the nearby Halsewater, which flows with a persistent, muted clarity through the surrounding fields. To the south-west, the rise of Hele Hill breaks the horizon, offering a steady, earthen weight to a vista otherwise dominated by the seasonal turn of the crops. Upcott maintains a character defined by this close proximity to the water and the gentle, rolling contours of the vale. The air holds a particular stillness that seems to gather in the hollows, untouched by the busier pulse of the nearby county town. Beyond the immediate boundaries, the remnants of the Norton Camp Large Univallate Hillfort loom as a silent, grassy shadow from a deeper past. This balance between the functional demands of agriculture and the permanence of the earth gives Upcott its enduring, singular composure.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upcott, 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 Upcott includes coordinates 51.01586, -3.151578, 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 Upcott is available on the Upcott 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.