Widcombe, Somerset Weather
About Widcombe, Somerset
Widcombe emerges from the quiet Somerset folds as a collection of homesteads defined by the stubborn geometry of the surrounding hills. It lies 5.2 miles south of Taunton (from Taunton: bearing 180°T, OS grid ST 222 160), and is situated south-south-east of Blagdon Hill village. The landscape here leans toward the austere, where the high, dark spine of Adcombe Hill dominates the northern horizon like a silent sentinel watching over the low-lying lanes. To the east, the sprawling expanse of Deadman Sssi holds a damp, ancient stillness, its thirty hectares of protected ground preserving a wildness that the modern world has largely bypassed. Widcombe maintains a sober rhythm, dictated less by the clock and more by the heavy, low-hanging clouds that frequently snag on the ridge lines. Beyond the immediate fields, the skeletal remains of World War II air traffic control buildings at the former RAF Culmhead offer a stark reminder of a time when the sky above these pastures was filled with the roar of engines. This corner of Somerset possesses a gravity that lingers, an atmosphere of things left behind in the tall grass where the light turns thin and grey as the afternoon wanes. Life in Widcombe persists with a quiet resilience, anchored by the soil and the persistent, unhurried turning of the seasons.
Flight conditions near Widcombe. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Widcombe and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Widcombe, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Widcombe, 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 Widcombe includes coordinates 50.938422, -3.108218, 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 Widcombe is available on the Widcombe 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.