Buckfast, Devon Weather
About Buckfast, Devon
Buckfast draws its character from the swift, cold currents of the River Dart that carve through the verdant Devon landscape. It lies 0.7 miles north of Buckfastleigh (from Buckfastleigh: bearing 5°T, OS grid SX 740 672). Benedictine monks have maintained a presence here for centuries, their spiritual labour anchoring the quiet valley floor. The North Gate and part of the precinct area of Buckfast Abbey remain as stone sentinels, marking the threshold where the modern world meets the monastic silence. Sunlight catches the moss upon these ancient boundaries, illuminating a stillness that persists despite the passing of the seasons. Nearby, the waters of the Mill Leat reflect the shifting sky, tracing a path that once powered the industry of the monks. Beneath the limestone hills, the hidden chambers of the Pridhamsleigh Caves SSSI offer a subterranean contrast to the open, rolling pastures above. Buckfast preserves a singular dignity, balancing the weight of its medieval architecture against the restless, unceasing movement of the river.
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Live animated radar for Buckfast and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Buckfast, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buckfast, 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 Buckfast includes coordinates 50.491466, -3.776703, 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 Buckfast is available on the Buckfast 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.