Colyford retains the quiet composure of a place that once watched the steady transit of travellers along the old turnpike road. It lies 1.0 miles south-south-east of Colyton (from Colyton: bearing 163°T, OS grid SY 250 924). The landscape here holds a particular stillness, defined by the low, marshy ground where the River Coly eventually finds its way toward the sea. To the east, the water gathers in the stillness of Hope Pool, reflecting a sky that often seems wider and more grey-blue than in the sheltered valleys further inland. Modern life in Colyford is punctuated by the occasional hum of engines from the nearby Motoring Memories museum, a curious counterpoint to the slow growth of the surrounding hedgerows. Salt air drifts up from the coast, catching the damp earth of the fields and lending a sharp, clean clarity to the afternoon light. Residents move with a deliberate pace, respecting the ancient boundaries of the valley floor where the land remains soft and yielding underfoot. Colyford persists as a modest collection of stone and slate, anchored firmly to a geography of water and light that refuses to be hurried.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colyford, 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 village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Colyford includes coordinates 50.727162, -3.063752, 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 Colyford is available on the Colyford 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.