Ilsington, Devon Weather
About Ilsington, Devon
Granite facades and ancient lanes define the enduring character of Ilsington. It lies 2.5 miles south-west of Bovey Tracey (from Bovey Tracey: bearing 233°T, OS grid SX 783 761), and is situated east-south-east of Haytor Vale village. Ilsington occupies a rugged expanse within Dartmoor National Park, where the light shifts across the heather with a restless, amber clarity. To the west, the scarred earth of the Bag Tor Mine serves as a silent reminder of a time when the surrounding hills were hollowed for mineral wealth. The earth here holds a certain gravity, marked by the proximity of the Haytor And Smallacombe Iron Mines Sssi, where the ground bears the indelible thumbprint of industrial ambition. Visitors often find the air carries a crisp, thin sharpness as it descends from the high tors towards the low-lying fields. The architecture of the local church stands as a sturdy anchor against the vast, open horizon of the moorland. One might observe the way the shadows lengthen over the stone walls, suggesting a place that measures time not by clocks, but by the slow, seasonal turning of the granite hills.
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About This Ilsington, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ilsington, 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 Ilsington includes coordinates 50.572417, -3.719317, 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 Ilsington is available on the Ilsington 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.