West Leigh, Somerset Weather
About West Leigh, Somerset
West Leigh reveals itself as a modest collection of dwellings caught in the quiet, rolling folds of the Somerset countryside. It lies 2.9 miles north-east of Wiveliscombe (from Wiveliscombe: bearing 54°T, OS grid ST 119 305), and is situated south-south-west of Lydeard St Lawrence village. Sunlight here has a peculiar, thin clarity that catches the rising slopes of White Hill, mere moments away, casting long shadows across the fields as the afternoon wanes. The landscape is defined by the heavy, industrious silence of agricultural land, where the earth is worked with a persistence that ignores the passing of seasons. To the east, the dense canopy of Combe Wood serves as a dark, impenetrable boundary against the sky, tempering the winds that sweep across the lower pastures. West Leigh retains a character of deliberate isolation, where the rhythm of the day is dictated more by the turning of the soil than by the frantic pace of the modern world. Every stone wall and gatepost in West Leigh bears the patina of damp, salt-laden air, suggesting a history lived in close, uncomplaining proximity to the elements. This corner of the county possesses a gravity that resists easy observation, rewarding only those who watch the light shift across the hills with a patient, discerning eye.
Flight conditions near West Leigh. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for West Leigh and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This West Leigh, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Leigh, 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 West Leigh includes coordinates 51.067075, -3.257819, 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 West Leigh is available on the West Leigh 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.