Upper Godney, Somerset Weather
About Upper Godney, Somerset
Upper Godney emerges from the flat, reclaimed expanse of the Somerset Levels like a quiet thought held in the mind of the marsh. It lies 2.5 miles north-north-west of Glastonbury (from Glastonbury: bearing 349°T, OS grid ST 491 428), and is situated east of Lower Godney village. A pervasive stillness clings to the low-lying fields here, where the light seems to thicken against the horizon as the sun descends behind the distant rise of Fenny Castle Hill. To the south-west, the dark, ribbon-like waters of Division Rhyne trace a path through the silt, reflecting the vast, pale sky that dominates this open landscape. Upper Godney remains defined by the rhythmic pulse of the tides and the patient toil of the farmers who have long tended these water-meadows. Ancient drainage channels cut across the meadows, serving as vital veins for a terrain that once belonged entirely to the reeds and the wild fowl. The air holds a sharp, clean clarity that carries the scent of damp earth and distant salt, grounding the hamlet firmly within the legacy of the moors. Every structure in Upper Godney reflects a pragmatism born of proximity to the flood, standing low and resilient against the weight of the encroaching weather.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Upper Godney, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Godney, 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 Godney includes coordinates 51.1823, -2.728934, 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 Godney is available on the Upper Godney 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.