Tor emerges from the granite-strewn slopes of the South Hams as a quiet gathering of stone and slate. It lies 2.9 miles north-north-west of Ivybridge (from Ivybridge: bearing 334°T, OS grid SX 617 605), and is situated north-east of Cornwood village. The high, open air of Dartmoor National Park defines the character of Tor, where the horizon feels vast and the wind carries the clean, sharp scent of upland grasses. Only a short distance to the north, the waters of Redaven Lake carve their path through the bracken, reflecting the shifting grey and violet of the clouds above. This landscape holds a deep, ancient stillness, sharpened by the proximity of the Dendles Wood Sssi, where oak trees twist into gnarled, protective shapes against the hillside. Sunlight here has a pale, searching quality, catching the edges of field walls that have held their ground for generations. Life in Tor moves in sympathy with the seasons, governed more by the turning of the light than by the frantic pace of the world below. Through the quiet lanes, one can hear the distant, rhythmic rush of water, marking the presence of the streams that feed the valley’s hidden life.
Flight conditions near Tor. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Tor and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tor, 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 Tor includes coordinates 50.428351, -3.948296, 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 Tor is available on the Tor 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.