Copplestone anchors the verdant landscape of Mid Devon with a quiet, enduring presence that defines its character. It lies 4.1 miles west-north-west of Crediton (from Crediton: bearing 289°T, OS grid SS 770 026), and is situated north of Coleford village. The ancient Copplestone Cross stands as a sentinel of granite at the crossroads, its weathered surface holding the memory of centuries in the soft, diffused light of the west country. Beyond the dwellings, the land yields to the gentle, rhythmic flow of Knathorne Brook, where the water catches the sky in fleeting, silver ribbons. This terrain, defined by the steady pulse of agriculture, maintains a composure that feels both rooted and unpretentious. To the east, the rise of Higher Woolsgrove offers a vantage point over the patchwork of fields that have long sustained the local rhythm. Copplestone retains a certain gravity, where the weight of history is not a burden but a steadying influence upon the daily lives of its people. The atmosphere remains clear and sharp, reflecting a landscape that demands little but provides a profound sense of place to those who traverse its lanes.
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Live animated radar for Copplestone and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Copplestone, 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 Copplestone includes coordinates 50.810048, -3.74624, 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 Copplestone is available on the Copplestone 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.