Longcross, Devon Weather
About Longcross, Devon
Longcross reveals itself as a modest collection of habitations carved into the rugged, rolling topography of West Devon. It lies 4.1 miles north-west of Tavistock (from Tavistock: bearing 315°T, OS grid SX 435 793), and is situated south of Chillaton village. The landscape here possesses a raw, unvarnished quality, where the light shifts rapidly across the fields, casting long, melancholic shadows against the hedgerows. To the north-west, the imposing silhouette of White Tor rises above the horizon, grounding the horizon in a heavy, granite permanence. Centuries of agricultural toil have shaped the surrounding terrain, leaving behind subtle indentations in the earth that hint at a deeper, older occupation of this soil. Longcross maintains a quiet detachment from the busier arteries of the region, favouring the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons over the clamour of modern industry. A short distance away, the ancient earthworks of the Castle Park Camp enclosure stand as a silent observer to the passage of time, their grassy ramparts softening under the relentless West Country rain. Each lane leading toward the hamlet carries the scent of damp bracken and turned earth, marking the distinct boundary between the managed pasture and the untamed moorland beyond.
Flight conditions near Longcross. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Longcross and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Longcross, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longcross, 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 Longcross includes coordinates 50.592625, -4.211192, 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 Longcross is available on the Longcross 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.