Thurlestone, Devon Weather
About Thurlestone, Devon
Thurlestone commands a rugged stretch of the South Hams coastline, where the Atlantic winds sculpt the gorse and hawthorn into permanent, windswept gestures. It lies 3.9 miles west-south-west of Kingsbridge (from Kingsbridge: bearing 256°T, OS grid SX 673 428), and is situated south-south-east of Bantham village. The salt-heavy air here carries a bracing clarity, often catching the light in a way that turns the sea a deep, bruised indigo against the pale, exposed rock of the offshore arch. Just a short distance away, the quiet waters of Leas Foot Sand offer a sheltered contrast to the more turbulent currents that circulate around the nearby headlands. Ancient earthworks, such as the Four Bowl Barrows 270M West Of The Downs, remain as subtle indentations upon the landscape, marking a history that stretches far beyond the current stone cottages. Thurlestone maintains a quiet resilience against the elements, its architecture defined by a sturdy, unpretentious limestone that seems to have grown directly from the cliffside. The fields around the parish follow the contours of the rising ground, leading the eye toward the distant horizons of the English Channel. This coastal edge remains a place of shifting tides and enduring stone, where the land meets the water with a sharp, uncompromising grace.
Flight conditions near Thurlestone. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Thurlestone and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Thurlestone, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Thurlestone, 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 Thurlestone includes coordinates 50.270446, -3.862891, 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 Thurlestone is available on the Thurlestone 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.