Clifton, Devon Weather
About Clifton, Devon
Clifton holds a quiet authority over the rolling topography of North Devon, where the landscape rises in soft, verdant swells toward the horizon. It lies 5.5 miles north-north-east of Barnstaple (from Barnstaple: bearing 26°T, OS grid SS 600 412), and is situated north of Shirwell village. The morning light here often catches the high, open slopes of Ford Hill, casting a long, deliberate shadow that pulls the gaze toward the wilder stretches of the coast. To the east, the historic grounds of Arlington Court offer a stark contrast of manicured formality against the rugged, unyielding character of the surrounding farmland. The air around Clifton carries a persistent, crisp salinity, a reminder that the Bristol Channel is never far from the thoughts of those who work the soil. Beneath the surface of the quiet lanes, one senses the weight of a long agricultural tradition that has shaped these fields into a patchwork of stubborn, productive earth. A brief walk toward the south reveals the rounded silhouette of Churchill Down, a landmark that commands the view and anchors the hamlet firmly within its ancient, wind-swept geography. Clifton remains a place where the seasons dictate the pace of life, and the sky seems to press down with a heavy, honest intensity upon the stone walls and narrow tracks.
Flight conditions near Clifton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Clifton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Clifton, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clifton, 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 Clifton includes coordinates 51.153122, -4.00184, 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 Clifton is available on the Clifton 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.