Stoford Water reveals itself as a quiet confluence of hedgerows and rolling fields in the heart of the Devon countryside. It lies 3.8 miles east-north-east of Cullompton (from Cullompton: bearing 76°T, OS grid ST 080 084), and is situated east-north-east of Kentisbeare village. The landscape here is defined by the slow transition from valley floor to the rising slopes of the Blackdown Hills, where the air grows sharper and the horizon expands. A short distance to the east-north-east, the high ground of Blackborough Beacon commands the view, acting as a silent sentinel over the patchwork of pastures below. Stoford Water retains a modest, functional character, shaped by the rhythms of the surrounding agricultural land rather than the bustle of modern transit. Further to the west-south-west, the Kentisbeare Village Sign serves as a local marker of identity, grounding the surrounding hamlets in a shared sense of place. Light here has a particular clarity, catching the damp earth of the lanes after a rain shower and turning the dark Devon soil to a rich, glistening cordovan. This corner of the district remains largely undisturbed, marked by the persistent, unpretentious endurance of rural life.
Flight conditions near Stoford Water. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Stoford Water and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stoford Water, 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 Stoford Water includes coordinates 50.868237, -3.30848, 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 Stoford Water is available on the Stoford Water 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.