Whiddon Down, Devon Weather
About Whiddon Down, Devon
Whiddon Down commands a rugged prominence where the rolling hills of Devon begin to surrender to the wilder, granite-strewn majesty of the high moors. It lies 3.1 miles north-north-west of Chagford (from Chagford: bearing 347°T, OS grid SX 690 924), and is situated north-east of Throwleigh village. Embraced by the expansive horizons of Dartmoor National Park, Whiddon Down captures a light that is often silvered by the mist drifting off the tors. To the south-east, the quiet basin of Bradford Pool mirrors the shifting clouds, providing a cool stillness that contrasts with the brisk winds characteristic of this elevation. Ancient stones, such as the storied Spinsters' Rock, stand as silent sentinels in the nearby fields, their weathered surfaces holding the weight of centuries in the moss-flecked silence. The local atmosphere is defined by this proximity to untamed earth, where the soil clings to the boots of those who traverse the lanes. When the seasons turn, the air here sharpens, carrying the scent of damp bracken and the distant, earthy musk of the moorland. Whiddon Down remains a place where the landscape dictates the pace of life, demanding a quiet reverence for the vast, open skies overhead.
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About This Whiddon Down, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whiddon Down, 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 Whiddon Down includes coordinates 50.717221, -3.856045, 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 Whiddon Down is available on the Whiddon Down 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.