Merton, Devon Weather
About Merton, Devon
Merton emerges from the folds of the Devon landscape as a collection of stone and slate held in a quiet, enduring embrace by the surrounding fields. It lies 4.8 miles south-south-east of Great Torrington (from Great Torrington: bearing 154°T, OS grid SS 526 121), and is situated north-north-east of Petrockstowe village. The light here seems to linger longer against the lichened walls of the old parish church, casting deep, elongated shadows that trace the history of the earth. A short distance to the west, the waters of Tythecombe Lake move with a sluggish, deliberate grace, mirroring the grey sky above. The land around Merton retains the quiet dignity of a place shaped by generations of labour, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of existence. Further east, the protected expanse of Halsdon SSSI guards the wilder character of the valley, offering a sanctuary where nature is left to its own slow, unobserved designs. The soil here is heavy and dark, holding the memory of iron ploughs and the persistent moisture of the South West. Merton remains a place where the horizon feels vast, punctuated only by the patient reach of ancient trees and the steady, silent work of the river.
Flight conditions near Merton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Merton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Merton, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Merton, 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 Merton includes coordinates 50.889601, -4.095951, 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 Merton is available on the Merton 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.