Lympstone exhales a maritime stillness, its narrow streets winding toward the tidal margins of the Exe Estuary SSSI. It lies 2.2 miles north-north-west of Exmouth (from Exmouth: bearing 337°T, OS grid SX 988 840), and is situated south-south-east of Exton village. Red sandstone walls define the character of the houses, their warm, earthy hues deepening whenever the low afternoon sun catches the brickwork. Above the harbour, the distinctive silhouette of Peter’s Tower commands the skyline, a curious folly that watches over the rhythmic shifting of the tides. Boats rest upon the mudflats at low water, their masts casting long, thin shadows across the drying silt of the estuary. The air here holds a sharp, salt-edged clarity, cooling as it moves inland from the broad, open waters of the channel. Lympstone maintains a quiet dignity, rooted in a geography defined by the constant, patient pulse of the sea.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lympstone, 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 Lympstone includes coordinates 50.647476, -3.431491, 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 Lympstone is available on the Lympstone 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.