Winsford emerges where the River Exe and the Winn Brook converge, a place defined by the quiet meeting of running waters. It lies 4.4 miles north of Dulverton (from Dulverton: bearing 351°T, OS grid SS 905 349), and is situated south-south-west of Wheddon Cross village. Sheltered within the deep folds of Exmoor National Park, Winsford maintains a rhythm dictated by the slow shift of light across the surrounding moorland hills. The ancient stone of the Packhorse Bridge 75M South East Of The Old Vicarage arches over the stream, its weathered masonry holding the memory of travellers who crossed centuries ago. Beyond the houses, the slopes of Bye Hill rise sharply, casting long, cool shadows that draw the eye toward the horizon. The air here holds the damp, clean scent of peat and rushing water, a clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the thatched roofs. Every path leading away from Winsford invites a wandering pace, following the contours of the land through valleys where the stillness is only broken by the occasional cry of a buzzard. This landscape remains untamed and vast, offering a solitude that feels both heavy and remarkably light.
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Live animated radar for Winsford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Winsford, 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 Winsford includes coordinates 51.103228, -3.565122, 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 Winsford is available on the Winsford 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.