Great Weeke emerges from the granite-strewn folds of the high moorland as a quiet cluster of stone and slate. It lies 0.9 miles east of Chagford (from Chagford: bearing 85°T, OS grid SX 714 876). This solitary cluster of dwellings remains firmly held within the protective boundaries of Dartmoor National Park, where the horizon is defined by the sharp, unyielding silhouettes of ancient tors. To the northwest, the River Teign carves a restless, silver path through the valley, its cold waters providing a constant, low-frequency hum that travels uphill to Great Weeke on damp westerly winds. The light here possesses a particular clarity, often catching the rough-hewn texture of granite walls and turning them into pale, glowing sentinels against the darkening sky. A short distance to the southeast, the skeletal remains of Cleave Farm stand as a stark reminder of lives once anchored to this thin, acidic soil. The surrounding terrain demands a stubborn resilience from those who dwell upon it, rewarding them instead with an expansive silence that is rare in the modern age. Every stone at Great Weeke seems to absorb the stillness of the moor, holding fast against the seasonal gales that sweep across the open plateau.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Weeke, 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 Great Weeke includes coordinates 50.673848, -3.820451, 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 Great Weeke is available on the Great Weeke 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.