Countisbury, Devon Weather
About Countisbury, Devon
Countisbury commands a rugged prominence where the high moorland meets the sudden, precipitous drop of the Bristol Channel. It lies 1.7 miles east of Lynton (from Lynton: bearing 81°T, OS grid SS 747 496), and is situated east of Lynmouth village. Enveloped by the expansive wildness of Exmoor National Park, the landscape here is defined by an atmosphere of bracing clarity and wind-scoured austerity. The earthwork defences of the Countisbury Castle promontory fort linger in the turf just to the west, a silent reminder of ancient sentinels watching over the shifting grey tides below. To the north, the steep slopes of Butter Hill catch the morning light, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the dramatic verticality of the terrain. The local ecology flourishes within the Exmoor Coastal Heaths Sssi, where hardy flora clings to the cliff edges despite the salt-heavy gales. Countisbury retains a solitary, watchful character, elevated far above the sheltered valleys, offering an unobstructed gaze across the sea toward the distant coast of Wales.
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Live animated radar for Countisbury and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Countisbury, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Countisbury, 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 Countisbury includes coordinates 51.232676, -3.795671, 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 Countisbury is available on the Countisbury 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.