Cross reveals itself as a quiet collection of dwellings tucked into the rugged folds of the North Devon landscape. It lies 6.2 miles north of Northam (from Northam: bearing 360°T, OS grid SS 451 390), and is situated east of Croyde village. The earth here rises sharply toward the rounded crown of Ora Hill, where the wind carries a salt-heavy tang from the Atlantic. Cross maintains a humble composure, watching over the undulating terrain that drops away toward the distant, rhythmic pulse of the surf. To the south, the slopes are marked by the ancient earthworks of the lynchets near the Saunton Sands Hotel, where the grass clings to the contours like a worn velvet cloak. The light in Cross possesses a singular, silvery quality, often shifting as clouds drift inland from the vast, open expanse of the coast. Such geography dictates a life dictated by the seasons, where the soil holds the damp chill of winter and the warmth of the long, bright summer evenings. Through these fields, the air remains clear and sharp, unburdened by the clamour of more crowded places.
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Live animated radar for Cross and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cross, 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 Cross includes coordinates 51.13014, -4.214495, 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 Cross is available on the Cross 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.