Kellaton occupies a high, exposed ridge where the wind carries the salt-crust of the Channel across fields of hardy winter wheat. It lies 3.8 miles east of Salcombe (from Salcombe: bearing 86°T, OS grid SX 802 392), and is situated west-north-west of Hallsands village. The land here slopes away with a sudden, sharp indifference toward the sea, revealing a horizon that seems to pull the sky down into the dark, churning water. Only a mile to the east, the rugged coastline near Greenstraight offers a glimpse of the jagged geology that defines this stretch of the South Hams. Kellaton remains a place of sparse stone walls and stubborn gorse, where the light hits the soil with a metallic, morning clarity. Deep below the ridge, the protected expanse of the Hallsands-Beesands Sssi serves as a biological archive of shifting tides and rare coastal flora. Life in Kellaton follows the quiet, heavy work of the seasons, unmoved by the frantic tourism that defines the nearby estuaries. The architecture of the dwellings is modest, built to withstand the gale-force currents that scour the peninsula throughout the long, grey winters.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kellaton, 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 Kellaton includes coordinates 50.24138, -3.681051, 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 Kellaton is available on the Kellaton 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.