Capton, Devon Weather
About Capton, Devon
Capton remains a modest cluster of stone and slate held firmly within the rolling, verdant topography of the South Hams. It lies 2.7 miles west-north-west of Dartmouth (from Dartmouth: bearing 293°T, OS grid SX 836 531), and is situated south-south-east of Cornworthy village. The light here catches the damp, heavy clay of the fields, turning the earth into a deep, bruised purple as the evening shadows lengthen. To the south, the still, dark surface of Ash Reservoir mirrors the shifting clouds, offering a quiet contrast to the industrious, working hedges that define the local boundaries. Ancient lanes twist between the dwellings, their high, fern-covered banks muffling the sound of the wind and keeping the pace of the day measured. A short distance to the north-west, the enduring earthworks of Cornworthy Priory serve as a reminder of a time when the surrounding valley held a different, more monastic gravity. Capton retains a distinct, solitary composure, indifferent to the busier currents of the coast. The air carries the faint, saline signature of the nearby estuary, grounding Capton in a landscape that has long prioritised the cycle of the harvest over the reach of modern expansion.
Flight conditions near Capton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Capton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Capton, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Capton, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Capton includes coordinates 50.366743, -3.636671, 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 Capton is available on the Capton 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.