East Prawle commands the southernmost reaches of the Devon peninsula, where the land abruptly yields to the salt-heavy breath of the English Channel. It lies 2.9 miles east-south-east of Salcombe (from Salcombe: bearing 121°T, OS grid SX 780 364), and is situated south-west of Kellaton village. Stone cottages huddle against the persistent gales, their slate roofs weathered to the colour of a winter sea. A short walk toward the coast leads to The Green, where the grass grows short and resilient against the constant scouring of the wind. East Prawle occupies a portion of the Prawle Point and Start Point SSSI, a rugged stretch where the geology is laid bare in jagged, lichen-crusted teeth. Below the cliffs, the rhythm of the tides shapes the hidden coves, casting a pale, shifting light that reflects off the mica in the rocks. The surrounding fields remain etched with the faint, geometric shadows of an ancient coaxial field system, silent relics of those who laboured upon this exposed headland long before the modern map was drawn. Here, the horizon is wide and unyielding, offering little shelter to the traveller who seeks to understand the stark, elemental honesty of the coast.
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Live animated radar for East Prawle and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East Prawle, 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 East Prawle includes coordinates 50.215741, -3.710412, 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 East Prawle is available on the East Prawle 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.