Brownsham, Devon Weather
About Brownsham, Devon
Brownsham emerges from the rugged, salt-sprayed folds of the North Devon coastline like a quiet sentinel over the Atlantic. It lies 10.3 miles west-south-west of Northam (from Northam: bearing 257°T, OS grid SS 285 259), and is situated north-east of Hartland village. The landscape surrounding Brownsham maintains a wild, untamed posture, where the earth drops sharply toward the sea in a series of dramatic, slate-streaked cliffs. A short walk from the cluster of dwellings leads one to the ancient earthworks of Windbury Head Camp, where the wind carries the restless memory of iron-age winters across the headland. Below this vantage, the shoreline fractures into the jagged silhouette of Blackchurch Rock, standing defiant against the rhythmic, grey-tongued surge of the tide. The light here possesses a peculiar, silver quality, often caught between the heavy moisture of the Channel and the sharp clarity of the open ocean. Through the shifting mist, the topography reveals a land defined by hard granite and the persistent, scrubby endurance of coastal flora. Brownsham remains a place where the horizon dominates the view, forcing the eye to constantly measure the distance between the solid ground and the vast, shifting sky.
Flight conditions near Brownsham. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Brownsham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Brownsham, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brownsham, 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 other settlement. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Brownsham includes coordinates 51.007492, -4.444575, 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 Brownsham is available on the Brownsham 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.