Lobhillcross occupies a quiet corner of the West Devon landscape where the land rises in modest, verdant swells towards the horizon. It lies 7.8 miles north of Tavistock (from Tavistock: bearing 351°T, OS grid SX 466 868), and is situated east of Lewdown village. The light here possesses a peculiar clarity, often catching the damp moss on drystone walls and turning the grey granite to a soft, luminous silver. A short distance to the east, the placid waters of Alder Lake mirror the shifting clouds, providing a calm counterpoint to the more rugged terrain found elsewhere in the district. Lobhillcross retains an unassuming character, defined less by grand architecture than by the enduring patterns of agricultural life that have shaped the surrounding fields for generations. The proximity of the ancient barrow on Galford Down serves as a silent reminder of the deep, pre-industrial history that lingers just beneath the pasture. Those who traverse these lanes often find that the wind carries a distinct, sharp fragrance of wet earth and distant gorse. Such quietude suggests a place where the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the steady cycle of the seasons.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lobhillcross, 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 Lobhillcross includes coordinates 50.66121, -4.171695, 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 Lobhillcross is available on the Lobhillcross 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.