Langleigh marks a quiet transition where the rugged North Devon coastline begins to yield to the sheltered folds of the inland hills. It lies 0.5 miles south-west of Ilfracombe (from Ilfracombe: bearing 217°T, OS grid SS 511 468). The landscape here carries a salt-washed clarity, where the afternoon sun catches the slate roofs and turns them into shards of grey light against the green slopes. To the south, the rising ground of Furze Hill commands a view over the shifting tides, acting as a silent sentinel over the passage of the seasons. Below, the water of the West Wilder Brook travels with a steady, purposeful hum, carving its path through the earth toward the Bristol Channel. Langleigh maintains a modest composure, defined more by the heavy, damp air of the Atlantic than by the bustle of the nearby harbour. Those who walk the lanes find the atmosphere sharpened by a persistent, cooling breeze that seems to scrub the horizon clean. It is a place where the geography dictates a slower pace, compelling the eye to linger on the subtle textures of bracken and stone.
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Live animated radar for Langleigh and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Langleigh, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Langleigh includes coordinates 51.201144, -4.132153, 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 Langleigh is available on the Langleigh 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.