Berry Cross emerges from the quiet, rain-washed lanes of the Torridge district, where the hedges grow dense with hawthorn and tangled bryony. It lies 3.2 miles south-south-west of Great Torrington (from Great Torrington: bearing 206°T, OS grid SS 471 145), and is situated east-south-east of Langtree village. The landscape here holds a persistent, damp vitality, defined by heavy clay soils that cling to the boots and nourish the deep green of the surrounding pastures. To the south-west, the Common Moor Langtree Sssi preserves a rare, boggy stillness where the sky reflects in pockets of stagnant water amidst the rushes. A short distance to the north-east, the carefully curated, vibrant geometry of RHS Garden Rosemoor offers a sharp contrast to the wild, unkempt edges of the local fields. Berry Cross maintains a stoic, functional presence, its character shaped by the slow rotation of agricultural seasons and the persistent sweep of Atlantic winds. Even in the height of summer, the light across these fields carries a silvery, bruised quality that seems to belong more to the earth than to the sun. The silence surrounding Berry Cross is rarely absolute, often punctuated by the distant, rhythmic lowing of cattle or the sudden, sharp cry of a buzzard circling the horizon.
Flight conditions near Berry Cross. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Berry Cross and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Berry 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 Berry Cross includes coordinates 50.910412, -4.175069, 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 Berry Cross is available on the Berry 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.