Broadsands, Devon Weather
About Broadsands, Devon
Broadsands captures the salt-bitten essence of the Devon coast, where the rolling green hills of the South Hams surrender to the rhythmic pulse of the English Channel. It lies 1.8 miles west-north-west of Brixham (from Brixham: bearing 291°T, OS grid SX 895 571). The landscape here is defined by the soft, ochre-tinted cliffs that guard the shoreline, offering a quiet vantage point over the wide, sweeping arc of Broad Sands beach. Ancient echoes linger in the soil, marked by the presence of a nearby chambered tomb that reminds observers of a long-departed age. The light at Broadsands possesses a peculiar, translucent quality, often catching the white foam of the tide as it retreats from the pebble-strewn shore. Further inland, the terrain rises toward the slopes of Sugar Loaf Hill, where the air grows thin and the horizon stretches toward the distant, hazy blue of the moorlands. Residents and visitors alike navigate a geography shaped by geological shifts and the persistent, patient work of the sea. Such a place demands a slow pace, inviting one to watch the shadows lengthen across the grass as the sun dips behind the coastal headlands.
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Live animated radar for Broadsands and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Broadsands, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Broadsands, 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 Broadsands includes coordinates 50.403444, -3.554952, 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 Broadsands is available on the Broadsands 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.