Wales, Somerset Weather
About Wales, Somerset
Wales emerges from the Somerset landscape as a modest cluster of dwellings, shaped by the slow, deliberate pace of agricultural life. It lies 5.8 miles north-north-east of Yeovil (from Yeovil: bearing 19°T, OS grid ST 587 247), and is situated west-south-west of Queen Camel village. The horizon here is dominated by the gentle rise of Camel Hill, which exerts a quiet gravity over the surrounding fields and pasture. Light catches the limestone edges of the terrain, casting long shadows that delineate the quiet lanes connecting Wales to the wider parish. To the north, the land retains the quiet evidence of past inhabitants, where the earth still holds the ghost of a Romano-British settlement near Camel Hill Farm. The soil remains heavy and rich, a dark medium that has dictated the rhythm of planting and harvest for generations. Farmers here work under a wide, unhurried sky that reflects the changing temper of the seasons across the open expanse. Wales remains a place of singular focus, where the modern world feels distant, filtered through the thick hedgerows and the steady, persistent growth of the countryside.
Flight conditions near Wales. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Wales and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Wales, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wales, 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 Wales includes coordinates 51.02019, -2.590189, 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 Wales is available on the Wales 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.