Kingswear, Devon Weather
About Kingswear, Devon
Kingswear clings to the sharp, verdant rise above the River Dart, its slate roofs catching the salt-heavy light that spills across the estuary. It lies 0.4 miles south-east of Dartmouth (from Dartmouth: bearing 125°T, OS grid SX 881 510). Salt-scrubbed stone walls define the steep lanes where engines of the steam railway once hauled coal and timber to the deep-water quay. Across the shimmering narrows, the stone ramparts of Bayard’s Cove Castle still keep a silent, ancient watch over the river’s mouth. Kingswear remains defined by the relentless pull of the tide, which drags the scent of brine and damp earth through every narrow passage. The ferry crosses the dark, churning water with a rhythmic metallic thrum, connecting the quiet hillside to the bustle of the opposite shore. High above the water, the church tower keeps its vigil, a pale finger of masonry pointing toward the shifting clouds of the South Hams. This landscape demands a sturdy gait, for every path here either climbs toward the open sky or plunges into the cool, dark currents of the harbour.
Flight conditions near Kingswear. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Kingswear and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Kingswear, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kingswear, 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 Kingswear includes coordinates 50.348492, -3.572932, 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 Kingswear is available on the Kingswear 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.