Instow, Devon Weather
About Instow, Devon
Instow commands the confluence where the Torridge river meets the Taw, watching the restless waters churn toward the Atlantic. It lies 1.6 miles east-north-east of Northam (from Northam: bearing 63°T, OS grid SS 472 302), and is situated east-south-east of Appledore village. Broad expanses of Instow Sands stretch out at low tide, their ribbed, silty furrows catching the pale, bruised light of the estuary in a way that suggests a landscape caught in perpetual transition. Across the water, the maritime history of the coast remains etched into the working quays, while the Time and Tide Bell rings out its rhythmic, mournful toll whenever the sea claims the shore. The grand, sprawling grounds of Tapeley Park rise behind the shoreline, a testament to a landscape designed for leisure and the orderly cultivation of nature. Sailors and visitors alike often congregate at the water’s edge, where the salt-heavy air carries the sharp tang of mudflats and brine. Through the changing seasons, the horizon here remains wide and unsparing, defined more by the shifting moods of the tide than by the static stone of the buildings.
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Live animated radar for Instow and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Instow, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Instow, 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 Instow includes coordinates 51.051054, -4.180883, 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 Instow is available on the Instow 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.