Winsham, Somerset Weather
About Winsham, Somerset
Winsham emerges from the folds of the Somerset landscape where the earth holds the deep, cool memory of ancient pastoral labour. It lies 3.6 miles east-south-east of Chard (from Chard: bearing 112°T, OS grid ST 374 063), and is situated north of Thorncombe village. The limestone walls of the houses catch the low, honeyed light of late afternoon, grounding Winsham in a quiet permanence that defies the rush of the modern road. To the northwest, the slopes of Hazelwood Hill rise abruptly, their grassy flanks offering a vantage point over the patchwork of fields that have defined this horizon for centuries. A short distance to the southwest, the stone arches of Forde Abbey reflect in the dark, still waters of the Axe, binding the architecture of the spirit to the flow of the river. The air here carries a distinct sharpness, an olfactory blend of damp soil and the lingering scent of woodsmoke that clings to the valley floor during the winter months. Life in Winsham maintains a deliberate pace, governed by the turning of the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock. Every lane and hedgerow suggests a long dialogue between the inhabitants and the clay, forming a landscape that feels entirely at home with its own silence.
Flight conditions near Winsham. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Winsham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Winsham, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Winsham, 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 Winsham includes coordinates 50.853502, -2.889967, 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 Winsham is available on the Winsham 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.