Sourton, Devon Weather
About Sourton, Devon
Sourton emerges from the rugged western flank of the moor as a collection of granite hearths and slate roofs, defined by the sharp, clean bite of the upland air. It lies 4.4 miles south-west of Okehampton (from Okehampton: bearing 226°T, OS grid SX 535 903), and is situated east-north-east of Bridestowe village. This high ground places Sourton within the protective expanse of Dartmoor National Park, where the horizon is often bruised by shifting Atlantic weather. To the east-south-east, the jagged silhouette of Sourton Tors rises against the sky, standing as silent sentinels over the remnants of an ancient ice-worked landscape. The light here has a crystalline quality, clarifying the edges of the drystone walls that trace the boundaries of the rough grazing land. Below the slopes, the waters of Crandford Brook gather momentum, carving a narrow, persistent path through the darkening valley floor. Sourton maintains a quiet gravity, grounded by the enduring presence of the granite tors that dictate the slow, seasonal turn of life in this corner of the county.
Flight conditions near Sourton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Sourton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Sourton, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sourton, 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 Sourton includes coordinates 50.694112, -4.075398, 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 Sourton is available on the Sourton 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.