Red Ball, Devon Weather
About Red Ball, Devon
Red Ball emerges from the Devon landscape as a quiet cluster of dwellings shaped by the slow, persistent work of the earth. It lies 3.9 miles south-west of Wellington (from Wellington: bearing 234°T, OS grid ST 088 170), and is situated east of Great Fossend village. The terrain here holds a specific ecological gravity, as the entire expanse of Red Ball rests within the Maiden Down SSSI, where the soil nurtures rare grasses and damp-loving flora. To the north-east, the slopes of White Ball Hill rise to catch the pale, shifting light of the Atlantic air, which often carries the scent of damp bracken across the fields. The land feels ancient and unadorned, lacking the artifice of more manicured reaches of the county. Life in Red Ball follows the quiet dictates of the seasons, dictated by the heavy, clay-rich earth that clings to boots and cartwheels alike. The nearby Westford Stream marks the passage of water through the low-lying meadows, carving a path that remains indifferent to the passing of human years. This is a place where the horizon remains wide and open, reflecting a sky that seems to press down with a singular, heavy clarity.
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Live animated radar for Red Ball and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Red Ball, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Red Ball, 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 Red Ball includes coordinates 50.945677, -3.299379, 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 Red Ball is available on the Red Ball 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.