Southcott, Devon Weather
About Southcott, Devon
Southcott occupies a quiet stretch of land where the North Devon topography softens into slopes that overlook the estuary. It lies 1.2 miles north-east of Bideford (from Bideford: bearing 52°T, OS grid SS 469 275), and is situated south of Westleigh village. The light here carries a thin, salt-washed clarity, reflecting off the damp earth of nearby Pillhead Marsh where the tide pulls silently at the reeds. To the north-east, the rise of Ball Hill provides a natural anchor, lifting the horizon above the low-lying fields that define the immediate geography. The lanes around Southcott remain narrow and furrowed by generations of agricultural use, maintaining a pace dictated by the seasonal turning of the soil. Beyond the boundary of the fields, the vast, deliberate landscaping of Tapeley Park offers a formal contrast to the unscripted wildness of the surrounding hedgerows. This landscape holds a stillness that persists even when the wind stirs from the Bristol Channel, bringing the faint, sharp scent of distant brine. Southcott remains a place of understated permanence, grounded by the steady gravity of the Devon countryside.
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Live animated radar for Southcott and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Southcott, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Southcott, 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 other settlement. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Southcott includes coordinates 51.027142, -4.183653, 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 Southcott is available on the Southcott 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.