West Hoe catches the salt-heavy breath of the English Channel as it presses against the limestone cliffs of the Devon coast. It lies 0.5 miles south-west of Plymouth (from Plymouth: bearing 217°T, OS grid SX 472 537). The rugged geometry of the coastline here holds the memory of industrial toil, where once the earth was quarried to build the very foundations of the city. Today, the sharp, angular form of Look II stands as a sentinel against the horizon, its bronze surface reflecting the shifting moods of the grey-blue water. A short distance away, the quiet shoreline of Pebble Side offers a respite where the tides churn smooth stones into a restless, percussive music. Residents of West Hoe walk paths that trace the edge of the Atlantic, feeling the cool spray that rises from the depths to dampen the afternoon air. The terrain rises to meet the historic grandeur of the nearby Hoe, where the legacy of maritime ambition still hangs in the wind. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar clarity, illuminating the limestone and granite with a brightness that renders the distant sea-mists almost translucent.
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Live animated radar for West Hoe and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Hoe, 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 West Hoe includes coordinates 50.363892, -4.149259, 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 West Hoe is available on the West Hoe 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.