Starcross mirrors the shifting moods of the tide, holding its breath as the salt-heavy air drifts across the mudflats. It lies 1.6 miles west-north-west of Exmouth (from Exmouth: bearing 290°T, OS grid SX 977 817), and is situated north of Cockwood village. The Exe Estuary Sssi frames the horizon, where the water pulls away to reveal the expansive, shimmering breadth of the Starcross Sand. Brunel’s atmospheric railway once promised a future of silent, ghostly motion, and its legacy remains etched into the narrow trackside architecture that defines the shore. To the south, the gentle murmur of Staplake Brook flows toward the main channel, carving a path through the low, marshy ground. Sunlight often catches the brass fittings of moored boats, casting flickers of gold against the grey, weathered timber of the quays. Starcross endures in this liminal space, caught between the firm hold of the land and the restless, rhythmic pulse of the sea.
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Live animated radar for Starcross and surroundings — RainViewer.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Starcross, 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 Starcross includes coordinates 50.626712, -3.447402, 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 Starcross is available on the Starcross 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.