Winkleigh, Devon Weather
About Winkleigh, Devon
Winkleigh commands a high, exposed ridge in the heart of Devon, where the air often carries a sharp, Atlantic clarity across the surrounding pastures. It lies 4.4 miles north-north-west of North Tawton (from North Tawton: bearing 332°T, OS grid SS 631 080), and is situated north-north-east of Broadwoodkelly village. The earth here holds the quiet remnants of medieval defences, with the earthworks of Court Castle lingering just to the east like a faded memory pressed into the turf. A short distance to the north-west, the stark concrete remains of the World War II air traffic control building stand as a lonely sentinel, watching over fields that were once alive with the roar of engines. Winkleigh keeps its own council, defined by the wind that combs through the hedgerows and the deep, quiet gravity of its ancient parish church. Beyond the rooftops, the land falls away into a complex mosaic of damp meadows and small, secret valleys. The horizon remains wide and restless, suggesting a place that has always looked outward toward the distant, shifting moods of the moors.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Winkleigh, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Winkleigh, 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 Winkleigh includes coordinates 50.855942, -3.945691, 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 Winkleigh is available on the Winkleigh 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.