Wheddon Cross, Somerset Weather
About Wheddon Cross, Somerset
Wheddon Cross commands the high, windswept ridges of Somerset, serving as a gateway to the wild, heather-clad expanse of Exmoor National Park. It lies 5.3 miles south-south-west of Minehead (from Minehead: bearing 209°T, OS grid SS 925 388), and is situated west-south-west of Cutcombe village. The horizon here is dominated by the austere grandeur of Kersham Hill, where the light shifts with a sudden, sharp clarity across the gorse and dark peat. To the north-north-east, the quiet waters of Newpark Pond reflect the grey, shifting clouds that travel perpetually over the moorland. Wheddon Cross functions as a vital intersection for those traversing the rugged terrain, where the air holds the cold, clean scent of approaching rain. Deep in the nearby valleys, the shadows cast by the hills stretch long and thin against the earth as evening settles over the landscape. Travellers passing through Wheddon Cross often find themselves caught in the stillness of a place that remains stubbornly connected to its elevated, elemental surroundings.
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About This Wheddon Cross, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wheddon Cross, 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 village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Wheddon Cross includes coordinates 51.138835, -3.537666, 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 Wheddon Cross is available on the Wheddon Cross 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.