Parkham, Devon Weather
About Parkham, Devon
Stone walls define the rolling topography surrounding Parkham, where the air often carries a sharp, salt-laden tang from the nearby Atlantic coast. It lies 5.2 miles south-west of Bideford (from Bideford: bearing 231°T, OS grid SS 388 213), and is situated south-south-east of Horns Cross village. The light here possesses a singular, bruised clarity, illuminating the weathered inscriptions on the Parkham Village Sign as it marks the threshold of the parish. Beyond the dwellings, the landscape yields to the deep, silent expanse of Melbury Reservoir, a body of water that reflects the shifting grey clouds with an unsettling, mirror-like precision. Agriculture remains the quiet heartbeat of Parkham, with wide fields of barley and pasture stretching toward the horizon in muted shades of ochre and viridian. St Andrew’s Church serves as the primary anchor for the parish, its ancient masonry absorbing the damp of the Devon winters without complaint. To the south, the terrain rises into the quiet elevation of Melbury Hill, where the wind moves through the grass with a persistent, low-frequency hum. The geography here is defined by these subtle shifts in elevation, creating a sense of isolation that feels both deliberate and enduring.
Flight conditions near Parkham. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Parkham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Parkham, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Parkham, 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 Parkham includes coordinates 50.969106, -4.296658, 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 Parkham is available on the Parkham 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.