Paignton, Devon Weather
About Paignton, Devon
Paignton wears the salt-spray of the English Riviera upon its red sandstone cliffs, where the tides reclaim the shore with a rhythmic, sighing persistence. It lies 2.8 miles south-west of Torquay (from Torquay: bearing 215°T, OS grid SX 887 607), and is situated east-north-east of Collaton St Mary village. The ancient Bishop’s Palace stands as a silent witness to a medieval past, its weathered walls grounding a landscape that has shifted from subsistence fishing to a vibrant tourist economy. Prosperity here arrived on the rails of the Victorian era, drawing visitors to the sheltered bay and the rhythmic clatter of the Dartmouth Steam Railway. This coastal economy remains anchored by the seasonal migration of holidaymakers who seek the warmth of the Devon sun upon the harbour’s edge.
Oldway Mansion rises with an air of faded grandeur, its ornate architecture echoing the ambitions of the Singer family who once made their fortune in sewing machines. The Palace Theatre continues to draw the curious, offering a stage where the local spirit finds expression beneath the soft, amber glow of evening lamps. Famous figures such as the novelist Agatha Christie once wandered these same coastal paths, finding inspiration in the shifting light that plays across the English Channel. Beyond the quietude of the parks, the town pulses with the energy of those who call this shoreline home, forever shaped by the interplay of sea and sky. Paignton holds its memories in the salt-crusted stone, a place where the horizon remains a constant, beckoning promise to all who linger by the pier.
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Live animated radar for Paignton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Paignton, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Paignton, 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 town. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Paignton includes coordinates 50.436027, -3.567763, 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 Paignton is available on the Paignton 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.