Parracombe, Devon Weather
About Parracombe, Devon
Parracombe emerges from the landscape as a collection of slate and stone clinging to the rugged folds of North Devon. It lies 4.1 miles south-west of Lynton (from Lynton: bearing 227°T, OS grid SS 669 449), and is situated west-south-west of Barbrook village. This expanse of high ground falls naturally within the protective boundaries of Exmoor National Park, where the horizon remains wide and indifferent to the passing of human centuries. To the south-east, the River Heddon carves a persistent, silver path through the dark bracken, its quiet rush providing a constant pulse to the moorland air. Fragments of the past linger close by, such as the earthen ramparts of Holwell Castle, which watch over the valley floor with the silent gravity of a fallen guardian. The light here possesses a particular clarity, often catching the grey, mossed roofs of Parracombe and turning them into shards of flint against the bruised purple of the rising clouds. Below the high, open ridges, the persistent restoration of the nearby Lynton and Barnstaple Railway serves as a rhythmic reminder of an industrial ambition that once sought to conquer these formidable slopes. Every stone wall and gatepost in Parracombe stands as a stubborn witness to the enduring, wind-swept character of the North Devon coast.
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About This Parracombe, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Parracombe, 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 Parracombe includes coordinates 51.188416, -3.90517, 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 Parracombe is available on the Parracombe 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.