South Milton, Devon Weather
About South Milton, Devon
South Milton maintains a quiet presence amidst the rolling, salt-sprayed fields of the South Hams. It lies 2.5 miles west-south-west of Kingsbridge (from Kingsbridge: bearing 250°T, OS grid SX 696 428), and is situated east-south-east of Buckland village. The light here has a peculiar, translucent quality, catching the slate roofs and stone walls with a brilliance that softens the sharp edge of the Atlantic winds. Beneath the village, the land slopes toward the coast, where the reed beds of the South Milton Ley SSSI gather the brackish water into a sanctuary for migratory birds. Further west, the terrain opens into the wide, shifting expanse of Thurlestone Sand, where the tide leaves a polished mirror upon the dark, wet grit. Ancient earthworks remain as subtle swellings in the pastures, hinting at the long human occupation of this exposed coastal shelf. The air carries a constant, faint tang of brine, a reminder that the sea is never far from the rhythms of the local agricultural life. South Milton remains defined by this proximity to the water, where the horizon is always vast and the gulls circle in a restless, grey-white dance.
Flight conditions near South Milton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for South Milton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This South Milton, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Milton, 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 South Milton includes coordinates 50.27154, -3.83025, 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 South Milton is available on the South Milton 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.