Widecombe in the Moor, Devon Weather
About Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
Widecombe in the Moor commands a hollow carved into the granite heart of the southern uplands, where the sky presses close against the high, heather-clad ridges. It lies 4.9 miles north-north-west of Ashburton (from Ashburton: bearing 330°T, OS grid SX 718 767), and is situated west of Haytor Vale village. Shielded by the rugged expanse of Dartmoor National Park, the landscape remains subject to the sudden, silver shifts of Atlantic weather that scour the tors. The ancient Church House stands as a stoic sentinel of grey stone near the open expanse of Widecombe Green, where the grass is kept short by the persistent winds and grazing stock. The East Webburn River frets its way through the valley floor, a thin ribbon of peat-stained water that murmurs against the mossy boulders. Centuries of human tenure linger in the proximity of prehistoric relics, where the silence of the hills is broken only by the sharp cry of a circling buzzard. Widecombe in the Moor retains a singular gravity, defined by the stark contrast between the heavy, dark monoliths of the landscape and the transient clarity of the moorland light.
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About This Widecombe in the Moor, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Widecombe in the Moor, 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 Widecombe in the Moor includes coordinates 50.576609, -3.811741, 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 Widecombe in the Moor is available on the Widecombe in the Moor 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.