Gidleigh, Devon Weather
About Gidleigh, Devon
Granite boulders and the resilient ghosts of ancient enclosures define the rugged horizon surrounding Gidleigh. It lies 1.9 miles west-north-west of Chagford (from Chagford: bearing 285°T, OS grid SX 671 883), and is situated south of Throwleigh village. Within the expansive, wind-swept reaches of Dartmoor National Park, Gidleigh maintains a solitude that seems to hold its breath against the changing seasons. The skeletal remains of Gidleigh Castle stand as a silent witness to centuries of moorland weather, their weathered stones offering a stark contrast to the soft, shifting light that sweeps across the valley. Nearby, the clear, cold pulse of Moortown Brook carves its way through the landscape, feeding the quiet vitality of the earth. Gidleigh Tor rises sharply to the south, asserting a stoic presence over the low-lying pastures and tangled hedgerows. Here, the silence is not merely an absence of sound but a heavy, tangible presence that commands a certain reverence from the rare traveler. Every moss-covered wall and lichen-spotted outcrop suggests a history that has long since outgrown the need for human record.
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About This Gidleigh, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gidleigh, 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 Gidleigh includes coordinates 50.679992, -3.882108, 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 Gidleigh is available on the Gidleigh 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.