Southdown, Devon Weather
About Southdown, Devon
Southdown remains a quiet cluster of dwellings where the Devon light softens against the rugged contours of the South Hams. It lies 1.3 miles south-south-west of Brixham (from Brixham: bearing 194°T, OS grid SX 918 539), and is situated east of Hillhead village. Salt-laden air travels inland from the coast, brushing past the weathered masonry of the Old Limekiln that marks the landscape with a skeletal, historic grace. Southdown sits within a landscape of rolling coastal ridges, where the earth holds a deep, saline resonance beneath the changing sky. To the east, the hidden pebble reach of Man Sands offers a stark, bracing solitude, far removed from the busier ports further north. The terrain here rises and falls with a rhythmic intensity, reflecting the geological character of a coastline that has long resisted the encroaching tide. Here, the hum of the modern world fades, replaced by the insistent, singular call of gulls circling over the limestone cliffs. Southdown keeps its own counsel, a place where the geography dictates the pace of the day and the quality of the silence.
Flight conditions near Southdown. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Southdown and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Southdown, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Southdown, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Southdown includes coordinates 50.3756, -3.52296, 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 Southdown is available on the Southdown 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.