Folly Gate, Devon Weather
About Folly Gate, Devon
Folly Gate emerges from the landscape as a collection of stone and slate where the winds of the north reach down toward the moor. It lies 1.9 miles north-north-west of Okehampton (from Okehampton: bearing 331°T, OS grid SX 573 978). The horizon here is dominated by the weight of the sky, which presses against the low-slung roofs and the hard, ancient lines of the surrounding fields. Only half a mile to the north-west, Smerdon Marsh holds the heavy damp of the earth, creating a low, grey stillness that defines the mood of the surrounding pastures. Eastward, the shadows deepen where Abbeyford Woods gather their timber, providing a thick, dark contrast to the open, exposed character of the higher ground. Folly Gate remains a place of sharp edges and sudden weather, where the light shifts rapidly across the stone walls of the older cottages. The terrain demands a rugged endurance, marked by the proximity of the high moorland that dictates the rhythm of life for those who work the land. Here, the air carries a distinct, sharp clarity, stripped clean by the breeze that moves relentlessly across the Devon heights.
Flight conditions near Folly Gate. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Folly Gate and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Folly Gate, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Folly Gate, 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 Folly Gate includes coordinates 50.762637, -4.023637, 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 Folly Gate is available on the Folly Gate 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.