Wootton Courtenay, Somerset Weather
About Wootton Courtenay, Somerset
Wootton Courtenay emerges from the rugged topography of Somerset as a place where the earth rises in sudden, verdant swells. It lies 2.6 miles south-west of Minehead (from Minehead: bearing 226°T, OS grid SS 938 433), and is situated north-west of Timberscombe village. The light here catches the high ridges of Exmoor National Park, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch across the stone-walled pastures. A short distance to the east, the steep, wooded folds of Ranscombe Combe catch the morning mist, holding the damp breath of the hills against the encroaching day. The sound of running water persists nearby, where the Wootton Courtenay Stream marks a thin, silver boundary through the lower fields. Above the rooftops, the slopes of Periton Hill stand as a silent, hulking guardian against the northern winds. Wootton Courtenay retains a quiet, enduring character, defined more by the shifting clouds over the heather than by the passing of centuries. The architecture of the parish church anchors the horizon, its spire serving as a steady finger pointing toward the vast, open skies of the moor.
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About This Wootton Courtenay, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wootton Courtenay, 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 Wootton Courtenay includes coordinates 51.179771, -3.520371, 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 Wootton Courtenay is available on the Wootton Courtenay 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.