Dean Prior, Devon Weather
About Dean Prior, Devon
Dean Prior commands a quiet dignity upon the rolling folds of the South Hams, where the earth seems to hold the memory of centuries in its deep, dark loam. It lies 1.7 miles south-south-west of Buckfastleigh (from Buckfastleigh: bearing 199°T, OS grid SX 729 634), and is situated north-north-west of Rattery village. The light here possesses a peculiar, silvered quality, filtering through the canopy of Dean Wood to illuminate the lanes with a transient, ethereal glow. Nearby, the waters of Moorshead Brook carve a restless path through the landscape, their constant babble providing a rhythmic counterpoint to the stillness of the fields. Robert Herrick, the celebrated seventeenth-century poet, once served as vicar here, finding in these surroundings the inspiration for his lyrical verse. The proximity of Potter’s Wood SSSI adds a layer of untamed verdancy, where the ancient pulse of the Devonshire countryside remains undisturbed by the modern rush. Dean Prior keeps its own counsel, remaining a place where the shadows stretch long and thoughtful across the stone walls as evening descends.
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Live animated radar for Dean Prior and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Dean Prior, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dean Prior, 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 Dean Prior includes coordinates 50.457318, -3.791216, 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 Dean Prior is available on the Dean Prior 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.