Harcombe reveals itself as a quiet assembly of dwellings tucked into the verdant folds of the East Devon landscape. It lies 2.6 miles north-east of Sidmouth (from Sidmouth: bearing 44°T, OS grid SY 155 905), and is situated east-south-east of Sidbury village. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, slow momentum, where Harcombe Hill stands as a silent sentinel over the modest cluster of homes below. Visitors often find the light in this part of the world possesses a peculiar, honeyed quality that softens the sharp edges of the hedgerows. As a protected part of the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the land remains largely undisturbed by the frantic pace of modern transit. A short distance to the west, the rhythmic passage of the Snod Brook provides a constant, low-frequency hum that anchors the silence of the valley. Beyond the immediate boundaries, the proximity of the Donkey Sanctuary brings an unexpected, gentle life to the surrounding tracks and bridleways. Harcombe maintains a singular, unbothered character, defined more by the shifting seasons than by the encroachment of the outside world.
Flight conditions near Harcombe. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Harcombe and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Harcombe, 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 Harcombe includes coordinates 50.708743, -3.197443, 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 Harcombe is available on the Harcombe 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.