Withycombe, Somerset Weather
About Withycombe, Somerset
Withycombe unfolds amidst the quiet, rolling contours of the Somerset landscape, where the air tastes of salt carried inland from the nearby Bristol Channel. It lies 3.7 miles west-south-west of Watchet (from Watchet: bearing 248°T, OS grid ST 015 412), and is situated south-south-east of Carhampton village. The morning light often clings to the slopes of Withycombe Hill, casting long, slender shadows that reach toward the cluster of stone dwellings below. Because Withycombe rests deep within the protective embrace of Exmoor National Park, the surrounding fields are defined by a wild, untamed quality that persists despite the orderly hand of agriculture. To the west, the formidable silhouette of Dunster Castle rises against the horizon, its ancient walls acting as a silent sentinel over the valley. The landscape here is marked by the presence of an Early Christian to Medieval settlement, a site where the earth holds the memory of those who laboured over these same ridges centuries ago. In the autumn, the horizon shifts into shades of russet and bronze, reflecting a profound stillness that defines the character of Withycombe. Here, the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the gradual change of the seasons across the open, wind-swept moorland.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Withycombe, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Withycombe, 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 Withycombe includes coordinates 51.162024, -3.409422, 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 Withycombe is available on the Withycombe 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.