Meldon, Devon Weather
About Meldon, Devon
Granite outcrops and the shifting moods of the high moor define the character of Meldon. It lies 2.4 miles south-west of Okehampton (from Okehampton: bearing 223°T, OS grid SX 559 924), and is situated north-east of Sourton village. The horizon here is dominated by the austere presence of Dartmoor National Park, where the light often bruises into shades of violet and slate before the rain arrives. A rusted iron skeleton, the Meldon Viaduct, spans the valley like a forgotten industrial ribcage, its stark geometry contrasting with the soft, erratic movements of the clouds. Below, the Red-a-ven Brook carves a persistent path through the earth, its voice a constant, low-frequency hum against the silence of the hills. Meldon sits in a landscape of geological intensity, where the deep scars of former quarrying reveal the pale, crystalline bones of the land. This terrain demands a certain resilience from those who inhabit it, as the wind rarely ceases its scouring of the gorse and stone. Meldon remains a place where the scale of the natural world dwarfs the modest reach of human endeavour.
Flight conditions near Meldon. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Meldon and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Meldon, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Meldon, 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 Meldon includes coordinates 50.713379, -4.041176, 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 Meldon is available on the Meldon 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.