Talaton remains a place of quiet persistence where the red earth of East Devon clings to the heels of those who walk its lanes. It lies 3.2 miles north-west of Ottery St Mary (from Ottery St Mary: bearing 323°T, OS grid SY 068 995), and is situated south-west of Payhembury village. The horizon here is defined by low, rolling contours that catch the late afternoon light, casting long shadows across the fields toward the tranquil waters of Purky Pool. St James’ Church serves as the primary anchor for Talaton, its stone tower rising above the slate roofs like an old man watching the seasons turn. A short distance away, the quietude of the land is broken only by the movement of wildlife, occasionally drawing visitors toward the nearby Red Squirrel Encounter. The local architecture speaks to a long agricultural lineage, favouring sturdy timber frames and cob walls that have weathered the damp Atlantic air for centuries. Even the air in Talaton carries the faint, sharp scent of wet grass and turned soil, marking the rhythm of a place that prefers the slow work of the seasons to the frantic pace of the modern world.
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Live animated radar for Talaton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Talaton, 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 Talaton includes coordinates 50.788029, -3.322809, 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 Talaton is available on the Talaton 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.