Daccombe remains a quiet pocket of Devon, defined by the slow southward drift of the land toward the limestone ridges. It lies 2.4 miles north-north-west of Torquay (from Torquay: bearing 340°T, OS grid SX 901 680), and is situated east-south-east of Coffinswell village. The earth here holds a stubborn, flinty quality, where the light often catches the pale stone of old walls before fading into the deep greens of the surrounding coombes. To the east, Great Hill rises with a quiet, grassy authority, providing a vantage point that keeps watch over the shifting moods of the valley floor. Daccombe retains a certain elemental stillness, untouched by the frantic commerce of the coast, as if it were holding its breath against the encroaching sea air. The nearby slopes of Kerswell Hill catch the morning sun, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the fields like ink spilled on parchment. Paths wind between hedgerows where the soil is rich and dark, nourishing a landscape that feels perpetually suspended in the amber of late afternoon. It is a place where the geography dictates the pace of life, demanding a patient observation of the seasons as they cycle through the sheltered hollows.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Daccombe, 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 Daccombe includes coordinates 50.502009, -3.549966, 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 Daccombe is available on the Daccombe 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.