Guineaford, Devon Weather
About Guineaford, Devon
Guineaford remains a quiet arrangement of stone and lane, holding its own against the slow, persistent pull of the North Devon wind. It lies 2.7 miles north-north-west of Barnstaple (from Barnstaple: bearing 345°T, OS grid SS 549 375), and is situated north of Prixford village. The land here tilts towards the sea, defined by a series of deep, green folds where the earth seems to breathe in the damp Atlantic air. To the west, the Knowl Water carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its rhythmic pulse providing a constant, low-frequency hum beneath the silence of the fields. Guineaford sits as a waypoint between the heavy, ancient earth of the inland ridges and the softer, more yielding pastures that slope toward the coast. A short distance to the east, the Plaistow Quarry Sssi reveals the raw, exposed geology of the region, a jagged interruption of limestone that hints at the deep, calcified bones of the county. The light here has a peculiar quality, often appearing thin and silver, washing over the hedgerows until the shadows sharpen into precise, dark blades. Farmers have long worked these slopes with a patient, unyielding labour, their lives dictated by the turning of the seasons rather than the frantic pace of the larger centres nearby. Here, the horizon is wide and indifferent, offering a stark clarity that makes every farmhouse and dry-stone wall appear as a deliberate, singular mark upon the map.
Flight conditions near Guineaford. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Guineaford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Guineaford, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Guineaford, 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 Guineaford includes coordinates 51.118467, -4.074301, 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 Guineaford is available on the Guineaford 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.