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Conditions are worth watching: the Environment Agency has a Flood Alert in force for Somerset coast at Porlock Weir — flooding is possible from 17:30 to 19:30 on 10/10/2026. Flooding is possible — be prepared and keep an eye on updates.
Updated 2026-10-09 22:01:41 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Luccombe or Luckham is a village and civil parish in the Exmoor National Park in the English county of Somerset. It at the foot of the moor's highest hill, the 1,750 feet (533 m) Dunkery Beacon, and is about one mile south of the A39 road between Porlock and Minehead. The parish includes the hamlets of Stoke Pero and Horner, as well as the former hamlet of Wilmersham.
Towns and villages near West Luccombe with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
Place names: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is Horner Water, about 10 m from the middle of West Luccombe's gauges.
A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on Horner Water nearest the middle of West Luccombe's gauges. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
West Luccombe is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Horner Water, in Somerset. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Horner Water is monitored by 1 station (West Luccombe). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 8 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of West Luccombe. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Horner Water including Horner, West Luccombe and Bossington; River Aller including Allerford and West Lynch; The Stables to Hawkcombe Bank including properties at Hawk Combe, Huish Row, near the cemetery and The Watermill; Stokecroft to the coast path including properties on Parsons Street, the High Street from Sanctuary Cottage to Carslake, Sparkhayes Lane from Wychwood to Earlsdon and the Riverside area.
There are 5 storm overflows within 5km of West Luccombe. None of the 3 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging (2 have no live status right now). Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
Each has its own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in West Luccombe, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
West Luccombe gets about 1,261 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 173 mm; driest July, 62 mm). That is close to the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.8 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of the town centre — most recent first. These are records of mapped extents, not a full list of floods. See them on the map →
Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.
Current verdict: Watch. Conditions are worth watching: the Environment Agency has a Flood Alert in force for Somerset coast at Porlock Weir — flooding is possible from 17:30 to 19:30 on 10/10/2026. Flooding is possible — be prepared and keep an eye on updates.
West Luccombe has river level monitoring on Horner Water — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
No recorded flood outline is mapped around the West Luccombe town centre means no flood was mapped here, which is not evidence none happened: the Environment Agency mapped only some floods, mapping effort rose sharply after about 2000, and surface-water flooding is largely absent from this record. FloodRadar has separately logged 10 flood warnings or alerts for the Somerset area since February 2026. See the flood history link below.
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