West Porlock, Somerset Weather
About West Porlock, Somerset
West Porlock reveals itself as a quiet cluster of stone dwellings where the rugged incline of the Somerset coastline begins its slow descent toward the Bristol Channel. It lies 6.0 miles west of Minehead (from Minehead: bearing 274°T, OS grid SS 871 470), and is situated south-east of Porlock Weir village. This small collection of homes finds its purpose within the expansive, protected boundaries of Exmoor National Park. To the west, the deep, shadowed folds of Hawknest Combe offer a respite from the salt-laden breeze, while the nearby canopy of Hawkcombe Woods provides a dense, emerald contrast to the open moorland above. The light here has a peculiar, translucent quality, catching the slate roofs of West Porlock and lending them a silvery gleam against the backdrop of the steep, verdant hills. Footpaths weave through the surrounding terrain, tracing ancient lines that connect the high, windswept ridges to the sheltered coastal reaches. Life in West Porlock follows the patient, unforced cadence of the seasons, dictated more by the shifting tides and the temperament of the gales than by the hurried pace of the modern world.
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Live animated radar for West Porlock and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This West Porlock, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Porlock, 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 Porlock includes coordinates 51.211834, -3.617295, 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 Porlock is available on the West Porlock 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.