Southway, Devon Weather
About Southway, Devon
Southway occupies a distinct rise of land where the urban fringe of Plymouth meets the quiet, rolling transition toward the Devon countryside. It lies 3.9 miles east-north-east of Saltash (from Saltash: bearing 70°T, OS grid SX 488 608), and is situated west-south-west of Bickleigh village. The local topography is defined by sharp changes in elevation, where the earth drops away into the shadowed, verdant folds of Coombe Bottom. Morning light often clings to the higher ridges of Southway, casting long, deliberate shadows across the suburban avenues that trace the contours of the hill. Residents find a quiet respite in the nearby Goodwin Park, a modest stretch of green space that holds the crisp, salt-tinged air of the Tamar estuary. Further afield, the landscape hardens into the historic ramparts of Crownhill Fort, a Victorian sentinel that stands as a silent witness to the changing tactical requirements of the coast. These slopes and valleys reflect a practical, utilitarian history, shaped more by the rigorous demands of military engineering and postwar expansion than by ancient market traditions. The geography remains an open, windswept stage, where the sky feels vast and the horizon is constantly punctuated by the shifting, grey-blue hues of the South West.
Flight conditions near Southway. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Southway and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Southway, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Southway, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Southway includes coordinates 50.428197, -4.129459, 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 Southway is available on the Southway 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.