Turnchapel, Devon Weather
About Turnchapel, Devon
Turnchapel occupies a jagged thumb of land that juts into the tidal currents of the River Plym. It lies 1.3 miles south-east of Plymouth (from Plymouth: bearing 128°T, OS grid SX 494 530). Salt-scoured slate and limestone define the geology here, grounding the houses against the relentless push of the Atlantic weather. To the west, the cooling waters off Mount Batten catch the low, bruising light of dusk, turning the harbour into a sheet of hammered pewter. The persistent industry of the region echoes in the nearby Wallsend Industrial Estate SSSI, where rare botanical life persists amidst the remnants of a working waterfront. Turnchapel retains a quiet, maritime gravity, its narrow lanes carrying the scent of drying kelp and engine oil rather than the perfume of a manicured suburb. Rising above the waterline, the ruins of Fort Stamford remain a silent sentry, monitoring the heavy traffic of vessels moving toward the deeper reaches of the Sound. This coastline suggests a history of iron and grit, where the wind never fully ceases its conversation with the stone.
Flight conditions near Turnchapel. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Turnchapel and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Turnchapel, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Turnchapel, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Turnchapel includes coordinates 50.35806, -4.118093, 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 Turnchapel is available on the Turnchapel 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.