Morchard Road emerges from the rolling Devon landscape as a collection of dwellings defined by the steady, rhythmic pulse of the nearby railway line. It lies 5.8 miles west-north-west of Crediton (from Crediton: bearing 298°T, OS grid SS 751 048), and is situated east-north-east of Down St Mary village. The morning light often catches the silver tracks before spilling over the fields, where the quiet flow of Barn Lake traces a wandering path through the damp meadows to the south-east. Travellers passing through Morchard Road might catch the scent of turned earth and woodsmoke, a lingering reminder of the agricultural heritage that still shapes the character of these high-hedged lanes. To the north, the rise of Cornbury Hill breaks the horizon, offering a silent watch over the patchwork of pastures and the hidden, ancient earthworks of the Roman fort at Bury Barton. The air here holds a particular stillness, undisturbed by the hurried pace of modern life, as if the land itself prefers the slow turn of the seasons. Morchard Road remains a point of departure and arrival, a place where the wide, open sky of Mid Devon feels close enough to touch.
Flight conditions near Morchard Road. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Morchard Road and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Morchard Road, 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 Morchard Road includes coordinates 50.829985, -3.774348, 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 Morchard Road is available on the Morchard Road 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.