Ham reveals its character through a tapestry of post-war residential streets that climb steadily away from the coastal bustle of the city. It lies 2.1 miles north-north-west of Plymouth (from Plymouth: bearing 334°T, OS grid SX 464 574). The geography here is defined by a rhythmic rise and fall of land, where the suburban silence is frequently punctuated by the distant, low-frequency hum of the wider Devon landscape. Residents often find respite in the verdant expanse of Ham Green, a space where the grass grows thick and cool, offering a modest sanctuary for those seeking a moment of quiet reflection. To the north, the terrain hardens, leading the eye toward the elevated ridge of Broomball Hill, which silhouettes itself against the pale, shifting light of the Atlantic sky. The houses themselves, many built to meet the mid-century demand for expansion, possess a stoic, functional dignity that anchors the neighbourhood firmly in its working history. Further afield, the rugged silhouette of Woodland Fort stands as a silent sentinel, its earthworks holding the memory of a defensive past against the creeping encroachment of modern development. Through these streets, a subtle atmosphere persists, one that balances the utilitarian nature of the architecture with the persistent, encroaching presence of the wilder, wind-swept terrain of the South West.
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Live animated radar for Ham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ham, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Ham includes coordinates 50.396819, -4.162385, 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 Ham is available on the Ham 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.