Shaldon reveals itself where the River Teign meets the salt-heavy air of the English Channel. It lies 0.7 miles south-west of Teignmouth (from Teignmouth: bearing 236°T, OS grid SX 931 722). Georgian cottages line the narrow streets, their pastel-painted facades catching a light that seems perpetually softened by the estuary mist. Residents and visitors alike often wander through the terraced slopes of Homeyards Botanical Gardens, where exotic flora thrives in the shelter of the red sandstone cliffs. Below these heights, the shifting tides carve patterns into the mudflats of The Salty, a vital expanse for wading birds that wheel and cry against the grey horizon. Shaldon maintains a quiet maritime identity, anchored by the ferry that has connected these shores for centuries. The local pace is dictated by the rhythm of the water, which pulls steadily toward the sea beyond the sandbar. During the warmer months, the red cliffs of Ness Beach glow with a deep, earthy intensity that draws the eye toward the horizon. Life in Shaldon remains defined by this interplay between the sheltered river mouth and the vast, unyielding reach of the ocean.
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Live animated radar for Shaldon and surroundings — RainViewer.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shaldon, 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 Shaldon includes coordinates 50.540001, -3.509424, 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 Shaldon is available on the Shaldon 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.