Patsford emerges as a quiet collection of stone and slate amidst the rolling contours of the North Devon landscape. It lies 4.2 miles north-north-west of Barnstaple (from Barnstaple: bearing 334°T, OS grid SS 531 394), and is situated west-north-west of Milltown village. The terrain here holds a persistent stillness, broken only by the thin, silver threading of the Knowl Water as it carves a path through the fields to the south. From the rise of Snow Ball, one gazes across a patchwork of pastures where the light, often pale and translucent, reveals the subtle shifts in the earth’s ancient geometry. Patsford maintains a modest character, defined less by grand architecture than by the enduring utility of its farmsteads and the resilient hedges that guard its narrow, winding lanes. The air carries a sharp, clean clarity that speaks of the proximity to the coast, washing over the land with a restorative coolness. Time in Patsford moves with a steady, unforced pace, mirroring the slow rotation of the seasons across the open, exposed hillsides.
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Live animated radar for Patsford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Patsford, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Patsford includes coordinates 51.135364, -4.100531, 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 Patsford is available on the Patsford 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.