Muddiford reveals itself as a quiet assembly of stone and slate, caught in the slow, persistent incline of the North Devon landscape. It lies 3.1 miles north of Barnstaple (from Barnstaple: bearing 2°T, OS grid SS 562 382), and is situated south-east of Milltown village. The terrain here holds a peculiar stillness, defined by the narrow lanes that wind through a countryside where the light seems to linger longer against the hedgerows. A short distance away, the waters of the Bradiford Water carve a restless path through the earth, drawing the eye toward the deeper, more shadowed valleys that drain the surrounding hills. Muddiford maintains a pragmatic relationship with the land, where the rhythms of agriculture have long dictated the pace of life. To the south-east, the 13 hectares of Plaistow Quarry SSSI offer a stark, geological counterpoint to the verdant fields, exposing the ancient strata beneath the topsoil. This proximity to the rugged, unadorned earth gives the inhabitants a grounded perspective, far removed from the clamour of the busier coastal reaches. Time passes with a deliberate, measured gravity, leaving the structures of Muddiford to age gracefully under the changing maritime skies.
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Live animated radar for Muddiford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Muddiford, 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 Muddiford includes coordinates 51.125583, -4.055313, 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 Muddiford is available on the Muddiford 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.