Charles, Devon Weather
About Charles, Devon
Charles emerges from the North Devon landscape as a quiet collection of stone and pasture, marking the threshold where the rolling hills begin to deepen into the shadows of the Exmoor fringe. It lies 4.7 miles north-north-west of South Molton (from South Molton: bearing 337°T, OS grid SS 687 328), and is situated south of Brayford village. The light here has a peculiar, translucent quality, catching the slate roofs of Charles after a rain shower and turning them into polished silver against the bruised purple of the horizon. Nearby, the dense canopy of Lower Molland Wood creates a dark, verdant counterpoint to the open, wind-swept fields that define the immediate geography. To the west, the ancient earthworks of the camp on Mockham Down persist as subtle wrinkles in the turf, silent witnesses to centuries of human movement across these ridges. The air in Charles feels thin and sharp, carrying the scent of damp moss and the distant, metallic tang of the River Bray. Life here follows the slow pulse of the seasons, dictated by the turning of the soil and the persistent, unyielding grip of the wind. Such a landscape demands a certain stoicism from those who dwell within it, as the horizon remains wide, indifferent, and beautifully vast.
Flight conditions near Charles. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Charles and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Charles, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Charles, 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 Charles includes coordinates 51.080233, -3.874923, 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 Charles is available on the Charles 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.