Chelston, Devon Weather
About Chelston, Devon
Chelston reveals its character through a quiet convergence of steep residential slopes and the persistent, salt-heavy breath of the English Channel. It lies 0.9 miles west-south-west of Torquay (from Torquay: bearing 244°T, OS grid SX 900 637). Victorian villas of dark stone climb the hillsides here, their slate roofs catching a silver light that seems to bleach the colour from the sky. Residents often walk the winding paths toward the verdant expanse of St Matthew's Field, where the grass holds the memory of morning dew long after the sun has climbed high. Below these elevated streets, the historic silhouette of Torre Abbey marks the transition toward the coast, its ancient walls standing in stark, heavy contrast to the modern bustle of the shoreline. The air carries a distinct sharpness as one descends toward the rhythmic pull of the tides at Torre Abbey Sands. Chelston maintains a deliberate, self-contained pace, indifferent to the seasonal tides of tourists that wash over the neighbouring bays. This balance between the private, stone-walled gardens and the expansive, open horizon gives the place a singular, contemplative gravity.
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Live animated radar for Chelston and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Chelston, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chelston, 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 Chelston includes coordinates 50.463156, -3.549991, 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 Chelston is available on the Chelston 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.