Dousland, Devon Weather
About Dousland, Devon
Dousland commands a high, exposed position where the air thins and sharpens against the granite edges of the high moor. It lies 4.9 miles south-east of Tavistock (from Tavistock: bearing 133°T, OS grid SX 537 689), and is situated south-south-east of Walkhampton village. Dousland serves as a gateway to the wilder reaches of Dartmoor National Park, where the light often bruises into violet hues against the horizon. To the east, the historic monolith of Yennadon Cross stands as a weathered sentinel, marking the ancient paths that once guided travellers through the swirling mists. The nearby waters of Burrator Reservoir gather the runoff from these slopes, holding a mirror of dark, still glass to the surrounding gorse and heather. Dousland retains a stark, functional character, shaped by the harsh winds that sweep down from the high tors. This landscape demands a certain resilience from its inhabitants, who live in constant view of the shifting cloud shadows that race across the open plateau. Dousland remains a place of quiet observation, where the boundary between the cultivated garden and the untamed wilderness feels exceptionally thin.
Flight conditions near Dousland. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Dousland and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Dousland, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dousland, 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 Dousland includes coordinates 50.501664, -4.063958, 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 Dousland is available on the Dousland 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.