Blackdown, Devon Weather
About Blackdown, Devon
Blackdown rises as a robust witness to the rugged transition where the lowlands yield to the austere majesty of the high moor. It lies 3.7 miles north-north-east of Tavistock (from Tavistock: bearing 20°T, OS grid SX 503 800), and is situated north of Mary Tavy village. The landscape here breathes with the vast, unyielding openness of Dartmoor National Park, where the horizon feels close enough to touch in the thin, clear air of the uplands. To the north, the slopes of Gibbet Hill cast long, violet shadows across the heather as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent. The earth carries the memory of industry in its stony veins, evidenced by the stark silhouette of the Wheal Betsy Pumping House standing guard over the valley. Here, the wind carries a sharp, metallic clarity, a reminder of the tinners who once bent their backs to extract wealth from the stubborn rock. Blackdown holds a quiet dignity, defined more by the shifting clouds above the granite tors than by the clamour of modern life. Those who walk these paths find the ground beneath their boots firm and ancient, offering a solitude that is both grounding and profound.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Blackdown, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blackdown, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Blackdown includes coordinates 50.600918, -4.116318, 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 Blackdown is available on the Blackdown 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.