West Lyng, Somerset Weather
About West Lyng, Somerset
West Lyng emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Somerset Levels as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the surrounding water and silt. It lies 3.5 miles south-south-east of North Petherton (from North Petherton: bearing 150°T, OS grid ST 316 280), and is situated west-south-west of East Lyng village. The entire geography of West Lyng is bound to the Curry and Hay Moors SSSI, where the winter floods transform the fields into a vast, reflective mirror that swallows the pale sky. Drainage channels like Hitchings Rhyne carve rigid, geometric lines through the peat, directing the slow pulse of water toward the River Parrett. This land possesses a heavy, damp fertility that has long dictated the toil of those who work the black soil. During the colder months, the light here turns a bruised, metallic grey, highlighting the stark silhouettes of pollarded willows that lean over the water’s edge. West Lyng maintains an austere presence, unadorned by the decorative flourishes found in higher, drier parishes. Visitors may encounter the Mercury sculpture of the Somerset Space Walk nearby, a stark metallic marker that underscores the isolation of this low-lying stretch of England.
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Live animated radar for West Lyng and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This West Lyng, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Lyng, 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 Lyng includes coordinates 51.047385, -2.976191, 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 Lyng is available on the West Lyng 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.