Sparkwell, Devon Weather
About Sparkwell, Devon
Sparkwell emerges from the rolling folds of the South Hams as a place where the light catches the dew on the hedgerows with a peculiar, silver intensity. It lies 2.9 miles north-east of Sherford (from Sherford: bearing 36°T, OS grid SX 579 577), and is situated east-north-east of Hemerdon village. The architecture here holds a quiet gravity, with stone walls that seem to have absorbed the damp, salt-laden breath of the nearby coast over many generations. Visitors often find their attention drawn to the Sparkwell Village Sign, a piece of public art that marks the transition from the open, expansive fields into the more intimate, human-scaled lanes. Beyond the dwellings, the landscape rises toward the rugged silhouette of Hemerdon Ball, a hill that commands the horizon and dictates the prevailing winds. The proximity to Dartmoor Zoo adds a singular vitality to the locale, as the distant, guttural calls of exotic beasts occasionally ripple through the stillness of the afternoon. This atmosphere is tempered by the quietude of the Rowe Hall Memory Garden, where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and slow-growing moss. Sparkwell remains a place defined by its distinct geography, positioned where the firm, ancient ground of the countryside meets the encroaching wildness of the moors.
Flight conditions near Sparkwell. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Sparkwell and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Sparkwell, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sparkwell, 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 Sparkwell includes coordinates 50.402454, -4.000343, 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 Sparkwell is available on the Sparkwell 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.