Lewdown emerges from the rolling Devon terrain as a collection of stone dwellings that hold the quiet gravity of the earth itself. It lies 7.4 miles east-north-east of Launceston (from Launceston: bearing 78°T, OS grid SX 448 866), and is situated east of Stowford village. The landscape surrounding Lewdown is defined by a deep, verdant solitude where the light often lingers thin and pale over the fields. To the west, the historic parkland of Hayne Manor stretches its canopy, offering a sense of deliberate order against the wilder, unkempt growth found elsewhere. Further south, the dense, shadowed reach of Lee Wood captures the damp mist that frequently rolls in from the Atlantic, softening the sharp edges of the stone walls. Lewdown remains a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life far more than any modern clock. The soil here is heavy and rich, demanding a persistent labour that has marked the character of the inhabitants for generations. Travelers passing through may notice how the horizon seems to press closer to the rooftops, imbuing the atmosphere with a singular, introspective stillness.
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Live animated radar for Lewdown and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lewdown, 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 Lewdown includes coordinates 50.658683, -4.197117, 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 Lewdown is available on the Lewdown 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.