Westward Ho!, Devon Weather
About Westward Ho!, Devon
Westward Ho! bears the singular distinction of being the only place in the United Kingdom to include an exclamation mark in its official name. It lies 1.1 miles west of Northam (from Northam: bearing 268°T, OS grid SS 432 291). Atlantic winds scour the coastline, carrying the sharp, salt-crusted tang of the sea across the sprawling expanse of Westward Ho! Beach. To the west, the rugged Westward Ho! Cliffs SSSI rise in stratified layers of shale and sandstone, holding the fossilised secrets of a prehistoric shoreline. The horizon is often punctuated by the skeletal remains of the Wreck At Westward Ho!, a ghost of maritime ambition partially reclaimed by the shifting sands of the tide. Residents and visitors alike traverse the pebble-strewn ridge that serves as a natural bulwark against the relentless surge of the Bristol Channel. The light here possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the weathered faces of the buildings and turning the wet sand into a mirror for the bruised, slate-grey clouds. Each day concludes with the rhythmic percussion of surf against the shore, a constant reminder of the ocean’s proximity.
Flight conditions near Westward Ho!. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Westward Ho! and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Westward Ho!, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Westward Ho!, 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 Westward Ho! includes coordinates 51.03999, -4.237581, 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 Westward Ho! is available on the Westward Ho! 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.