Liftondown, Devon Weather
About Liftondown, Devon
Liftondown reveals itself as a quiet ridge of earth and stone, marking the boundary where the Devon landscape begins to soften toward the Tamar. It lies 2.4 miles east-north-east of Launceston (from Launceston: bearing 74°T, OS grid SX 369 853), and is situated west of Lifton village. Sunlight here catches the flinty edges of the road, casting long, sharp shadows that seem to stretch across the fields toward the distant, rushing currents of the River Lyd. The air carries a distinct sharpness, an inheritance from the open moorland winds that sweep across the high ground to meet the sheltered hollows. To the west, the landscape dips toward the winding path of the River Kensey, where the water runs with a cold, insistent clarity over moss-slicked stones. Liftondown maintains a stoic presence, observing the slow seasonal shifts of the surrounding farmland without the clamour of busier thoroughfares. The earth here is firm and ancient, bearing the weight of centuries in the simple, unadorned lines of its hedgerows and stone boundaries. In the quiet hours of the afternoon, the horizon glows with a pale, amber light that highlights the rugged character of the terrain.
Flight conditions near Liftondown. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Liftondown and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Liftondown, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Liftondown, 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 Liftondown includes coordinates 50.64514, -4.308134, 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 Liftondown is available on the Liftondown 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.