Alminstone Cross, Devon Weather
About Alminstone Cross, Devon
Alminstone Cross emerges from the quiet, verdant folds of the Torridge district as a modest junction where the rhythms of rural Devon pulse with an ancient, unhurried persistence. It lies 7.7 miles west-south-west of Bideford (from Bideford: bearing 237°T, OS grid SS 347 201), and is situated east-south-east of Woolfardisworthy village. The horizon here is defined by a low, rolling topography that catches the Atlantic light, casting long, bruised shadows across the hedgerows as the day wanes. A short distance to the north, the water at Cranford Water holds a mirror to the shifting clouds, offering a brief, reflective pause in the otherwise industrious agricultural landscape. The presence of the nearby Melbury Plantation introduces a dense, verdant counterpoint to the open fields, where the air grows heavy with the scent of damp earth and pine needles. Alminstone Cross serves primarily as a navigator’s point in a network of narrow, winding lanes that have guided travellers through this corner of the South West for generations. These roads, bounded by thick banks of moss and fern, retain a wild, untamed character that defies the rigid geometry of modern thoroughfares. Every transition of the season alters the clarity of the air, sharpening the contours of the land until the very stones seem to breathe under the weight of the cooling evening.
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About This Alminstone Cross, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alminstone Cross, Devon, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Alminstone Cross includes coordinates 50.956653, -4.353815, in the county of Devon, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Alminstone Cross is available on the Alminstone Cross map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Devon 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.