Atherington, Devon Weather
About Atherington, Devon
Atherington commands a high, ridge-top position in North Devon, where the land tilts toward the Taw valley in a series of sweeping, verdant folds. It lies 6.4 miles east-north-east of Great Torrington (from Great Torrington: bearing 66°T, OS grid SS 591 229), and is situated west-south-west of Umberleigh village. Easter Hill rises abruptly just to the north, providing a vantage point from which the local topography appears as a vast, pleated quilt of pasture and hedgerow. The parish church, dedicated to St Mary, dominates the skyline with a sturdy tower that has weathered the salt-laden winds for centuries. Beneath the church’s shadow, the houses of Atherington cluster with a quiet, functional grace, their stone walls absorbing the soft, pale light that characterises this corner of the South West. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the earth rolls toward the distant, hidden course of Hawkridge Brook, which carves its path through the lower, shadowed creases of the countryside. The air here holds a distinctive clarity, often sharpened by the Atlantic currents that sweep across the undulating horizon. Residents of Atherington have long looked out over this expanse, where the patterns of farming remain as constant as the shifting weather.
Flight conditions near Atherington. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Atherington and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Atherington, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Atherington, 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 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 Atherington includes coordinates 50.989105, -4.008509, 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 Atherington is available on the Atherington 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.