Upper Cheddon, Somerset Weather
About Upper Cheddon, Somerset
Upper Cheddon emerges as a quiet cluster of stone and slate where the Somerset landscape softens into the gentle incline of the Quantock foothills. It lies 2.8 miles north of Taunton (from Taunton: bearing 9°T, OS grid ST 230 287), and is situated east-north-east of Nailsbourne village. The air here holds a particular clarity, a crispness that seems to sharpen the edges of the ancient boundary walls as they wind through the lanes. To the north, the terrain dips into the verdant hollow of Gadd’s Bottom, where the morning mist often lingers like a soft, translucent veil against the hawthorn. Just a short distance to the east, the historic grounds of Hestercombe Gardens offer a profound stillness, their intricate water features and structured vistas providing a stark, elegant contrast to the wilder pastures of the surrounding fields. Upper Cheddon maintains a steady, rhythmic connection to the land, defined by the seasonal shifting of light across the limestone facades of its older dwellings. Sunlight here possesses a pale, honeyed quality, gilding the moss that clings to the drystone walls during the late afternoon. The proximity of the nearby reservoir, The Decoy, draws a constant, subtle hum of birdlife, adding a layer of hidden sound to the prevailing quietude of the fields. Through these narrow lanes, the history of the region remains etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring, patient alignment of the hedgerows and the deep, fertile earth.
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About This Upper Cheddon, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Cheddon, 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 Upper Cheddon includes coordinates 51.052799, -3.098577, 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 Upper Cheddon is available on the Upper Cheddon 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.