Hittisleigh occupies a quiet fold of the Mid Devon landscape, defined by narrow, high-hedged lanes that seem to hold the morning mist long after the sun has climbed. It lies 5.1 miles north-north-east of Chagford (from Chagford: bearing 21°T, OS grid SX 732 950), and is situated north-west of Crockernwell village. The land here slopes away in uneven pastures, marked by the persistent green of a region that drinks deeply from the Atlantic weather. To the north, the ancient trees of Hittisleigh Woods gather in a dense, silent congregation, their branches intercepting the pale, thin light of winter afternoons. This geography creates a natural seclusion, where the slow, rhythmic pulse of agricultural life remains largely undisturbed by the frantic pace of the modern world. Beyond the fields, the quiet descent into Furshamdown Bottom reveals the underlying anatomy of the terrain, where water and time have carved deep, secretive channels through the clay. Hittisleigh retains an austere, singular character, defined more by the enduring stubbornness of its stone walls than by any grand architectural flourish. The local parish church, with its tower rising against the grey sky, stands as a sentinel over a landscape that asks for patience and rewards the observant eye.
Flight conditions near Hittisleigh. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Hittisleigh and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hittisleigh, 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 Hittisleigh includes coordinates 50.741067, -3.797842, 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 Hittisleigh is available on the Hittisleigh 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.