Lydford, Devon Weather
About Lydford, Devon
Lydford commands a wide, wind-swept plateau where the rugged horizon of Dartmoor National Park meets the verdant expanse of West Devon. It lies 6.7 miles north-north-east of Tavistock (from Tavistock: bearing 14°T, OS grid SX 511 849), and is situated south of Bridestowe village. Ancient earthworks ripple through the landscape, marking the site of a Saxon town that once served as a vital bastion against the encroaching wild. Today, the ruined stone of Lydford Castle casts a long, austere shadow over the grass, a silent keeper of memories from its days as a notorious stannary gaol. Nearby, the hidden path to the Lydford Gorge SSSI descends into a deep, moss-hung chasm where the river carves through dark, volcanic rock. The air here holds a distinct, metallic clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the high moors and the persistent breath of the Atlantic. Sunlight strikes the village buildings with a pale, honest intensity, highlighting the grey stone that has weathered centuries of relentless moorland rain. Lydford remains a place where the stillness of the past feels entirely present, anchored by the heavy, enduring silence of the granite hills.
Flight conditions near Lydford. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Lydford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Lydford, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lydford, 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 Lydford includes coordinates 50.644816, -4.106946, 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 Lydford is available on the Lydford 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.