Highfield emerges from the eastern reaches of the Blackdown Hills as a quiet expanse of suburban dwellings defined by the slope of the land. It lies 4.0 miles north-north-west of Honiton (from Honiton: bearing 340°T, OS grid ST 141 068), and is situated south of Dunkeswell village. The geography here is defined by a slow, deliberate tilt toward the horizon, where the morning sun catches the rising incline of Blossom Hill to the east. Residents of Highfield often look out over the nearby Rough Grey Pond, a body of water that mirrors the shifting grey clouds of the Devon sky with a clarity that feels almost heavy. The air here holds a distinct, cool moisture, drifting up from the low-lying fields that separate the houses from the more rugged topography of the moorland. While Highfield retains a residential character, it remains tethered to the industrious legacy of the nearby airfield, where the hum of engines occasionally breaks the stillness of the afternoon. A walk toward the southern boundary reveals the ancient, earth-bound presence of Row Barrow, a reminder that this ground has supported human presence long before the current suburban lines were drawn. The landscape refuses to be merely a backdrop, instead asserting its own weight through the persistent, shifting light that plays across the rooftops and the surrounding hedgerows.
Flight conditions near Highfield. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Highfield and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Highfield, 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 Highfield includes coordinates 50.854398, -3.221287, 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 Highfield is available on the Highfield 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.