Caute, Devon Weather
About Caute, Devon
Caute emerges from the quiet, rain-washed folds of the Torridge district as a small collection of habitations defined by the relentless growth of the Devon hedgerows. It lies 6.6 miles south-west of Great Torrington (from Great Torrington: bearing 215°T, OS grid SS 432 106), and is situated north-west of Shebbear village. The land here holds the damp, heavy scent of earth that has been turned by the plough for generations, where the horizon remains cluttered only by the silhouettes of ancient oaks. To the west, the dark, slender ribbon of Combe Lake traces its path through the lower pastures, pulling the light from the sky into its shadowed banks. A short distance to the north, the earth rises to support the weathered remains of Durpley Castle, a silent, earthen reminder of a medieval presence that once commanded these heavy clay slopes. Caute persists as a place where the wind carries the salt-tang of the distant Atlantic, scouring the fields until the grass lies flattened and silvered. Across the surrounding patchwork of smallholdings, the sky often feels immense and indifferent, pressing down upon the narrow lanes that serve as the only arteries for the local life. Through the changing seasons, the silence of Caute remains its most profound feature, broken only by the rhythmic machinery of the farms or the sudden, sharp call of a crow crossing the grey expanse above.
Flight conditions near Caute. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Caute and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Caute, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Caute, 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 Caute includes coordinates 50.87435, -4.229735, 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 Caute is available on the Caute 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.