Bigbury-on-Sea, Devon Weather
About Bigbury-on-Sea, Devon
Bigbury-on-Sea commands a rugged promontory where the Atlantic winds sculpt the salt-crusted cliffs into jagged, enduring forms. It lies 5.0 miles west of Kingsbridge (from Kingsbridge: bearing 270°T, OS grid SX 654 443), and is situated south-south-east of Challaborough village. Below the village, the vast expanse of Bigbury-on-Sea beach stretches out, its golden sands washed clean by the rhythmic, cold pulse of the English Channel. To the east, the rising slopes of Clematon Hill catch the morning light, casting long, dramatic shadows that stretch toward the water’s edge. The surrounding landscape remains an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, defined by high, grassy ridges that overlook the shifting blues and greys of the estuary. A short distance away, the quiet wetlands of The Warren provide a sanctuary for wading birds amidst the reeds and brackish pools. The air here holds a sharp, brine-heavy clarity, cooling the skin and sharpening the senses against the horizon’s endless movement. Bigbury-on-Sea remains defined by this interplay of land and tide, an outpost where the earth meets the sea in a constant, restless dialogue.
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Live animated radar for Bigbury-on-Sea and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Bigbury-on-Sea, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bigbury-on-Sea, 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 Bigbury-on-Sea includes coordinates 50.283282, -3.890091, 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 Bigbury-on-Sea is available on the Bigbury-on-Sea 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.