Aveton Gifford, Devon Weather
About Aveton Gifford, Devon
Aveton Gifford rests where the River Avon widens into a tidal estuary, breathing in the salt-heavy air that rolls inland from the English Channel. It lies 3.2 miles north-west of Kingsbridge (from Kingsbridge: bearing 305°T, OS grid SX 692 472), and is situated north-west of Churchstow village. The houses of Aveton Gifford gather on the rising slopes, their slate roofs catching the soft, bruised light of late afternoon as the tide pulls away from the mudflats. To the east, the tranquil waters of Old Mill Leat mirror the shifting clouds, offering a quiet sanctuary for waterfowl in the lee of the hills. The landscape here is defined by the expansive beauty of the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, which blankets the horizon in a rolling, verdant embrace. Ancient lanes wind through the surrounding parishes, connecting the stonework of the parish church to the echoes of a deep, agrarian past. Every season brings a change in the palette of the fields, from the pale green of spring barley to the muted gold of autumn stubble. The inhabitants of Aveton Gifford live with the rhythmic pulse of the estuary, a constant reminder of the sea’s influence on this corner of the South Hams.
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About This Aveton Gifford, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Aveton Gifford, 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 Aveton Gifford includes coordinates 50.310917, -3.837071, 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 Aveton Gifford is available on the Aveton Gifford 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.