Strete, Devon Weather
About Strete, Devon
Strete commands a high, exposed ridge where the land abruptly yields to the salt-tinged currents of the English Channel. It lies 3.6 miles south-west of Dartmouth (from Dartmouth: bearing 218°T, OS grid SX 840 469), and is situated south-west of Stoke Fleming village. Salt-heavy winds scour the limestone walls of the houses, polishing the stone until it gleams under the intense, shifting light of the South Hams. Below the steep cliffside, Strete Gate Beach offers a narrow, pebbled margin where the relentless tides grind the shingle into a constant, rhythmic percussion. The geography here is defined by this sharp tension between the solid, fertile earth and the wide, encroaching blue of the sea. Further along the coast, the expansive waters of Slapton Ley SSSi provide a tranquil counterpoint to the restless surf, hosting a sanctuary for reeds and migratory birds. Strete retains a singular, austere character, shaped by the bracing air that sweeps across the peninsula from the Atlantic. Life in Strete remains tethered to the horizon, where the sky meets the water in a pale, luminous blur that dictates the temperament of every season.
Flight conditions near Strete. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Strete and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Strete, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Strete, 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 Strete includes coordinates 50.311027, -3.630122, 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 Strete is available on the Strete 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.