Newport stretches its modest borders across the rising slopes that look toward the Taw estuary, catching the silvered light of the North Devon sky. It lies 0.8 miles south-east of Barnstaple (from Barnstaple: bearing 143°T, OS grid SS 566 322). The landscape here holds a quiet gravity, shaped by the steady, unseen pulse of the Coney Gut as it winds its way toward the larger river currents. Above the suburban lanes, the stillness of the Sowden Reservoir offers a glassy reflection of the clouds, a calm mirror held up to the changing weather. Newport maintains a steady pace, its streets marked by the solid architecture of a place that has long served as a threshold between the bustle of the nearby market hub and the deeper, greener country. Footpaths weave through the residential blocks, offering glimpses of old stone walls that hold the heat of the afternoon sun. Newport retains a distinct character, grounded by its proximity to the ancient earthworks of the castle ruins that command the view from the neighbouring hill. The air here carries the faint, salt-sweet tang of the coast, a reminder that the Atlantic is never far from the thoughts of those who dwell in these quiet, rising reaches.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Newport, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Newport includes coordinates 51.071824, -4.047462, 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 Newport is available on the Newport 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.