Vobster, Somerset Weather
About Vobster, Somerset
Vobster commands a quiet authority over the uneven terrain of Somerset, where the earth bears the deep, scarred memory of its industrial toil. It lies 3.7 miles south-south-east of Radstock (from Radstock: bearing 164°T, OS grid ST 704 490), and is situated east of Coleford village. The horizon here is defined by the remnants of a coal-rich past, most notably the Vobster Breach Colliery, where the derelict machinery suggests a ghost of the Victorian ambition that once pulsed through these fields. To the west, the rising slopes of Stock Hill catch the slanted afternoon light, turning the scrubland into a bruised purple tapestry against the sky. Vobster itself remains a place of sparse, sturdy stone, where the wind carries the cool, damp scent of the nearby Mendip limestone. Beyond the immediate cluster of dwellings, the expansive grounds of Mells Park stretch out, their quiet grandeur offering a counterpoint to the rugged, worked-over character of the surrounding pits. Here, the landscape does not offer a soft or manicured welcome, but rather a frank, exposed honesty that mirrors the resilience of the men who once delved into the dark seams beneath the grass.
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About This Vobster, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vobster, 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 Vobster includes coordinates 51.240147, -2.42411, 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 Vobster is available on the Vobster 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.