Chelfham, Devon Weather
About Chelfham, Devon
Chelfham emerges from the verdant folds of North Devon, where the air holds the cool, damp memory of the nearby Atlantic. It lies 3.5 miles east-north-east of Barnstaple (from Barnstaple: bearing 64°T, OS grid SS 610 356), and is situated north-north-east of Goodleigh village. The landscape surrounding Chelfham is defined by the steep, rhythmic rise of hills that shepherd the light into long, golden bars across the valley floor. High above the tracks of the defunct Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, the earth retains the silent geometry of a hillfort at Cunnilear or Coneybeare Wood. These ancient embankments watch over the passage of time, their defensive ridges softened by centuries of rain and growth. To the west, the grand expanse of Youlston Park introduces a formal elegance to the wilder, unkempt character of the terrain. Chelfham remains defined by the persistent stone of its viaduct, an architectural skeleton that anchors the hamlet to a history of steam and iron. Here, the silence is not an absence of sound but a heavy, deliberate presence that settles upon the fields as the sun dips below the horizon.
Flight conditions near Chelfham. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Chelfham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Chelfham, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chelfham, 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 Chelfham includes coordinates 51.10336, -3.98669, 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 Chelfham is available on the Chelfham 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.