Southleigh, Devon Weather
About Southleigh, Devon
Southleigh unfolds as a collection of limestone cottages and verdant folds, tucked into the quiet creases of the East Devon landscape. It lies 2.4 miles west of Colyton (from Colyton: bearing 261°T, OS grid SY 206 935), and is situated south-south-east of Northleigh village. The morning light here often catches the flint-streaked walls of the parish church, where centuries of damp, salt-heavy air have weathered the masonry into a soft, porous grey. To the north-northeast, the slopes of Knowle Hill rise abruptly, framing the horizon with a rugged, scrub-covered spine that catches the wind from the English Channel. Southleigh retains a stillness that feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and woodsmoke, particularly when the mist clings to the low-lying pastures. Just a short distance away, the Iron Age ramparts of Blackbury Castle Hillfort offer a reminder of the ancient, forgotten hands that once shaped this high, defensive ground. The surrounding terrain remains primarily agricultural, defined by narrow, high-hedged lanes that discourage haste and encourage a slower, more deliberate passage through the fields. In the quiet transition between seasons, one can hear the faint, rhythmic rustle of the countryside, a sound as persistent and unadorned as the stone itself.
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Live animated radar for Southleigh and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Southleigh, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Southleigh, 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 Southleigh includes coordinates 50.735755, -3.12552, 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 Southleigh is available on the Southleigh 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.