Sidmouth, Devon Weather
About Sidmouth, Devon
Sidmouth glitters beneath the dramatic, rust-coloured cliffs that define the East Devon coastline. It lies 5.1 miles south-south-east of Ottery St Mary (from Ottery St Mary: bearing 159°T, OS grid SY 126 876), and is situated south-east of Bowd village. Where the River Sid meets the English Channel, the landscape sharpens into a vivid contrast between the deep ochre sediment and the pale, restless surf. Historically a quiet fishing port, the local economy now flourishes through a delicate balance of tourism and maritime trade, drawing sustenance from the salt-air breeze and the fertile, rolling hills that flank the valley.
Regency architecture lends a quiet grace to the esplanade, where the light catches the white stucco facades in the late afternoon. Visitors often linger in The Blackmore Coronation Gardens to watch the shadows lengthen across the manicured lawns, a sharp contrast to the lively folk music that fills the streets during the annual Sidmouth Folk Festival. The town has long been a retreat for literary and artistic minds, once welcoming the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, who found solace in the bracing sea air. Beyond the public gardens, the Sidmouth Amateur Dramatic Society continues a tradition of performance that enlivens the spirit of the residents throughout the changing seasons.
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Live animated radar for Sidmouth and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Sidmouth, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sidmouth, 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 town. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Sidmouth includes coordinates 50.68228, -3.238385, 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 Sidmouth is available on the Sidmouth 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.