Cattedown, Devon Weather
About Cattedown, Devon
Cattedown commands a rugged prominence overlooking the deep, tidal waters of the Cattewater, where the grey light of the estuary often bleeds into the industrial skyline. It lies 1.1 miles east-south-east of Plymouth (from Plymouth: bearing 108°T, OS grid SX 494 538). Beneath the modern tarmac, the limestone bedrock holds the secrets of Worth's Cattedown Bone Cave, a Scheduled Monument that reminds the observer of the ancient, prehistoric creatures once sheltered here. The landscape remains defined by its utilitarian character, where the sharp, scientific interest of the nearby Wallsend Industrial Estate SSSI highlights the intersection of geology and commerce. Residents often find a reprieve from the heavy machinery at The Astor Playing Field, a green pocket that offers a quiet, elevated vantage point over the bustling harbour. The air here carries the faint, sharp tang of salt and fuel, a sensory reminder of the maritime trade that has long shaped the local economy. Cattedown retains a stark, functional beauty, unadorned by sentimentality and sharpened by the relentless, rhythmic movement of the tides. This is a place where the weight of the past sits heavily upon the limestone, grounding the present in a landscape that refuses to be anything other than itself.
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About This Cattedown, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cattedown, 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 Cattedown includes coordinates 50.365089, -4.118321, 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 Cattedown is available on the Cattedown 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.