Oakford, Devon Weather
About Oakford, Devon
Oakford rises from the rolling folds of the Devon landscape, its stone cottages catching the pale, slanted light that defines this corner of the South West. It lies 4.1 miles south of Dulverton (from Dulverton: bearing 182°T, OS grid SS 910 213), and is situated north-north-west of Stoodleigh village. The parish church, with its tower of warm, weathered masonry, watches over a terrain where the earth constantly shifts between deep, shaded hollows and high, windswept ridges. To the south, the persistent, low murmur of the Iron Mill Stream provides a rhythmic pulse to the pastoral quietude of Oakford. Beyond the perimeter of the houses, the dense, verdant canopy of Wonham Wood rises to meet the sky, offering a sanctuary for those who tread its ancient, moss-dampened paths. The air here holds a distinct crispness, often carrying the scent of damp bracken and turned soil that marks the changing agricultural seasons. Daily life in Oakford follows the patient, unforced cadence of the surrounding hills, far removed from the clamour of busier transit routes. This enduring stillness serves as a quiet reminder of how the geography of Devon shapes the habits and temperaments of those who reside upon its slopes.
Flight conditions near Oakford. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Oakford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Oakford, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakford, 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 Oakford includes coordinates 50.981266, -3.553067, 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 Oakford is available on the Oakford 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.