Forda, Devon Weather
About Forda, Devon
Forda remains a modest collection of dwellings caught in the quiet gravity of the West Devon landscape. It lies 5.6 miles north-north-west of Tavistock (from Tavistock: bearing 328°T, OS grid SX 436 822), and is situated north-east of Chillaton village. The light here often turns a pale, bruised violet as it catches the slopes of White Tor, casting long, deliberate shadows that seem to anchor the buildings to the earth. A short distance to the north, the canopy of Lee Wood gathers the damp breath of the valley, creating a sanctuary of stillness that has persisted through generations of agricultural change. Forda exists as a functional intersection of lanes where the pace of life adheres to the slow, seasonal pulse of the surrounding fields. The residents observe the horizon with a pragmatism born of proximity to the rugged moorland fringes, where the sky exerts a heavy, constant influence on daily affairs. Sydenham House stands nearby, its historic stone facade offering a rigid counterpoint to the wilder, unkempt thickets that push against the boundaries of the local lanes. Through every season, Forda maintains a steady, unremarkable dignity, indifferent to the clamour of the modern world beyond its immediate, verdant horizon.
Flight conditions near Forda. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Forda and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Forda, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forda, 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 Forda includes coordinates 50.618947, -4.211395, 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 Forda is available on the Forda 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.