Rackenford, Devon Weather
About Rackenford, Devon
Rackenford claims a high, windswept ridge in the heart of Devon, where the air holds the keen edge of the Atlantic. It lies 7.2 miles south-south-west of Dulverton (from Dulverton: bearing 212°T, OS grid SS 850 182), and is situated north-north-east of Nomansland village. Ancient tracks radiate from the church of All Saints, its tower a grey sentinel watching over the slow drift of clouds above the rolling pasture. To the east, the expansive turf of Rackenford Common remains an open, unhedged reminder of the medieval landscape, where the wind sings through the gorse with a hollow, silver sound. Down in the slight folds of the land, the Little Dart River gathers its strength, carving a path through the heavy clay and stone. The horizon is marked by the earthen ramparts of Berry Castle, a silent witness to the long centuries of pastoral toil that have defined the rhythm of these fields. Cattle move with a heavy, deliberate grace across the sodden earth, their hides dark against the muted greens of the rising hills. Rackenford endures as a place of quiet gravity, where the sky feels closer than the sea and the light lingers long on the stone walls before fading into the deep shadows of the moor.
Flight conditions near Rackenford. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Rackenford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Rackenford, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rackenford, 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 Rackenford includes coordinates 50.952346, -3.638438, 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 Rackenford is available on the Rackenford 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.