Granite walls and weathered stone hearths define the character of Poundsgate, a place where the air carries the sharp, clean scent of high moorland grass. It lies 3.4 miles west-north-west of Ashburton (from Ashburton: bearing 292°T, OS grid SX 705 720), and is situated north of Holne village. Boundless expanses of Dartmoor National Park stretch out from the doorstep, offering a landscape where the horizon seems to pull the sky down toward the earth. To the south-west, the craggy silhouette of Aish Tor commands the view, its rocky crown providing a stark contrast to the softer, verdant dips of the nearby valleys. The waters of the River Dart wind through the terrain, occasionally gathering in deep, quiet basins like the dark, reflective depths of Sharrah Pool. Life in Poundsgate moves with the temperament of the seasons, dictated by the shifting mists that roll over the tors and the sudden, brilliant clarity of the sun after a storm. Residents and visitors alike find a singular peace here, where the ancient, unyielding geology of the ground demands a quiet respect from those who traverse it.
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Live animated radar for Poundsgate and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Poundsgate, 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 Poundsgate includes coordinates 50.533737, -3.827765, 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 Poundsgate is available on the Poundsgate 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.