Leigh Cross, Devon Weather
About Leigh Cross, Devon
Leigh Cross emerges from the quiet, verdant folds of the Mid Devon landscape as a collection of homesteads defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons. It lies 2.9 miles north-east of North Tawton (from North Tawton: bearing 48°T, OS grid SS 699 047), and is situated west-north-west of Zeal Monachorum village. The horizon here is dominated by a heavy, fertile sky that seems to press down upon the patchwork of fields, lending a singular clarity to the hedgerows in the early morning light. Coldridge Brook traces a meandering path just to the north, its waters murmuring through the reeds with a persistent, liquid vitality. To the south-west, the terrain rises toward the protected expanses of Staddon Moor, where the soil holds a damp, ancient character that has resisted the reach of modern industry. Leigh Cross itself remains a place of understated industry, where the rhythmic pulse of agriculture dictates the daily conduct of its inhabitants. Beneath the surface of the surrounding fields, the history of the region lingers, marked by the persistent remnants of the medieval settlement of Beere that testify to the long human occupation of these slopes. The air in this part of Devon possesses a certain crispness, a quality that sharpens the senses and renders the distant, rolling silhouettes of the hills into stark, charcoal-coloured impressions.
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Live animated radar for Leigh Cross and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Leigh Cross, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Leigh Cross, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Leigh Cross includes coordinates 50.827657, -3.848382, 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 Leigh Cross is available on the Leigh Cross 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.