Shelly remains a quiet expanse of West Devon, defined by the rugged character of the northern moorland slopes. It lies 4.3 miles east-south-east of Okehampton (from Okehampton: bearing 103°T, OS grid SX 653 934), and is situated east-south-east of South Zeal village. High above the valley floor, the light catches the incline of Ramsley Hill, where gorse and granite define the horizon in stark, earthen tones. Shelly falls within the protected reaches of Dartmoor National Park, where the air possesses a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the stone walls. To the southwest, the weathered remains of Ramsay Mine offer a skeletal reminder of the industry that once drew life from the dark, subterranean veins of the earth. The landscape here does not soften for the traveller, but instead presents a weathered, honest face that has endured under the vast, shifting canopy of the Devon sky. Shelly commands a view of the surrounding heights, where the ancient silence of the moor persists despite the quiet passage of the seasons.
Flight conditions near Shelly. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Shelly and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shelly, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Shelly includes coordinates 50.724747, -3.908483, 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 Shelly is available on the Shelly 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.