Churchill, Devon Weather
About Churchill, Devon
Churchill emerges as a modest collection of dwellings held fast against the rolling, wind-swept contours of the North Devon landscape. It lies 5.1 miles north-north-east of Barnstaple (from Barnstaple: bearing 24°T, OS grid SS 594 407), and is situated north of Shirwell village. The land here rises in a series of green, muscular swells, dominated to the south by the quiet elevation of Churchill Down. Sunlight travels across the fields with a deliberate pace, casting long, lean shadows that shift across the lanes throughout the afternoon. A short distance to the east, the Arlington SSSI preserves a fragment of ancient, undisturbed earth that feels entirely removed from the modern world. The history of Churchill remains written in the quiet endurance of its stone walls and the stubborn growth of the hedgerows. Beyond the immediate boundaries of the houses, the terrain offers a stark, open prospect that looks toward the distant, hazy horizon of the Bristol Channel. These high, exposed ridges catch the salt-heavy air, ensuring that the atmosphere around Churchill retains a crisp, bracing clarity.
Flight conditions near Churchill. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Churchill and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Churchill, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Churchill, 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 Churchill includes coordinates 51.148875, -4.010349, 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 Churchill is available on the Churchill 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.