Leigham, Devon Weather
About Leigham, Devon
Leigham stretches across the rolling Devon landscape, defined by its residential character and the quiet persistence of its suburban streets. It lies 3.1 miles north-east of Plymouth (from Plymouth: bearing 42°T, OS grid SX 512 580), and is situated south of Bickleigh village. The morning light often catches the slate roofs of Leigham, casting long, sharp shadows that trace the geometry of its mid-century expansion. To the east, the Cann Quarry Canal quietly marks the transition toward the wilder, wooded depths of the Plym Valley. Ancient military remnants, such as the nearby Austin Fort, stand as weathered sentinels overlooking the modern transit routes that pulse toward the coast. The air here holds a slight dampness, rising from the earth to settle in the hollows where the vegetation grows thick and unbothered. Residents move through the day with a focused cadence, largely shaped by the proximity of the surrounding hills and the deep, verdant corridors of the local river systems. Each season brings a subtle shift in the colour of the hedgerows, transforming the perimeter of the landscape into a tapestry of muted greens and browns.
Flight conditions near Leigham. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Leigham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Leigham, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Leigham, 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 Leigham includes coordinates 50.403301, -4.094272, 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 Leigham is available on the Leigham 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.