Woodcombe, Somerset Weather
About Woodcombe, Somerset
Woodcombe draws its character from the abrupt transition where the Somerset plains surrender to the rising elevation of the coast. It lies 0.9 miles west of Minehead (from Minehead: bearing 278°T, OS grid SS 953 464). The salt-heavy air of the Bristol Channel pushes inland here, meeting the dense, quiet shade of the Great Headon Plantation to the southwest. Woodcombe sits firmly within the protected boundaries of Exmoor National Park, where the horizon is defined by the rugged, unyielding spine of the moorland. To the south, the deep, shadowed cleft of Periton Combe channels the drainage of the hills, carving a path through the earth that has remained largely indifferent to the modern world. The light in the afternoon often catches the slate roofs with a cold, metallic glint, reflecting a landscape that prioritises geology over ornamentation. Residents look out toward a sky that feels broader and more turbulent than that of the lower valleys. Life in Woodcombe maintains a steady, restrained pace, buffered from the seasonal bustle of the nearby coast by the rising topography.
Flight conditions near Woodcombe. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Woodcombe and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Woodcombe, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Woodcombe, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Woodcombe includes coordinates 51.20771, -3.498873, 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 Woodcombe is available on the Woodcombe 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.