Down Thomas, Devon Weather
About Down Thomas, Devon
Down Thomas commands a quiet prominence upon the coastal plateau of the South Hams. It lies 3.1 miles south-south-east of Plymouth (from Plymouth: bearing 147°T, OS grid SX 503 500), and is situated north-east of Heybrook Bay village. The landscape here feels thin-skinned, where the salt-laden breeze brushes against the low stone walls and defines the sharp, Atlantic-facing horizon. Much of the land surrounding Down Thomas falls within the Wembury Point SSSI, a rugged expanse where the earth yields reluctantly to the relentless percussion of the sea. To the west, the slopes of Bonfire Hill and Madam’s Hill rise like dormant sentinels, watching over the narrow lanes that track the contours of the peninsula. The light in Down Thomas possesses a particular clarity, often catching the grey masonry of nearby historic defences and turning the rugged coastline into a study of stark, monochromatic beauty. Here, the weight of the sky seems to press down upon the fields, grounding the spirit in the honest, unadorned reality of the Devonshire coast.
Flight conditions near Down Thomas. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Down Thomas and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Down Thomas, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Down Thomas, 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 Down Thomas includes coordinates 50.331627, -4.103652, 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 Down Thomas is available on the Down Thomas 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.