Highampton, Devon Weather
About Highampton, Devon
Highampton reveals itself through a landscape of quiet, rolling fields where the Devon sky stretches wide and unobstructed above the hedgerows. It lies 8.6 miles north-west of Okehampton (from Okehampton: bearing 310°T, OS grid SS 483 042), and is situated east-south-east of Black Torrington village. The earth here holds the weight of deep time, marked by the ancient earthworks of the Bowl Barrow 80M North West Of Windmilland Cross, which rises as a silent sentinel over the western horizon. Beyond the immediate pastures, the light catches the surface of Highampton Lakes, a mirror for the shifting clouds that drift across this corner of the West Devon district. Beneath the soil, the water table feeds into the nearby Ribsons Meadows Sssi, sustaining a damp, vibrant ecology that defies the rigid boundaries of the map. Highampton maintains a singular character defined by its agricultural roots and the persistent, unadorned presence of its stone structures. The air carries a sharp, clean scent of damp earth and moss, a reminder of the proximity to the wilder stretches of the county. In the evening, the shadows lengthen across the lanes, casting the entire geography into a relief that makes every fence line and furrow seem deliberate and permanent.
Flight conditions near Highampton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Highampton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Highampton, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Highampton, 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 village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Highampton includes coordinates 50.818143, -4.154365, 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 Highampton is available on the Highampton 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.