Wrangaton marks the threshold where the heavy, granite-shouldered expanse of the southern moor begins to yield to the softer, greener folds of the South Hams. It lies 2.8 miles east-north-east of Ivybridge (from Ivybridge: bearing 65°T, OS grid SX 678 580), and is situated north-east of Moorhaven Village village. To the west, the quiet depression of Wrangaton Bottom draws the cooling air down from the high ground, creating a corridor where the evening mist gathers in pale, ghostly ribbons. Above these lower slopes, the stark silhouette of Ugborough Beacon dominates the horizon, its ancient cairns standing as silent sentinels against the shifting Atlantic weather. The light here possesses a singular, bruised quality, often turning the bracken to a deep, rusted copper as the sun retreats behind the tors. A short distance to the north-east, the protected earth of Lady's Wood and Viaduct Meadow SSSI preserves a rare, untamed vibrancy that contrasts with the methodical order of the nearby fields. Throughout the seasons, Wrangaton remains a place defined by the persistent, bracing breath of the moorland, which carries the scent of wet stone and wild gorse into every garden. Each passing shadow across the landscape serves as a reminder that the wilder, higher country is never truly distant from the doorstep.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wrangaton, 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 Wrangaton includes coordinates 50.407414, -3.860898, 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 Wrangaton is available on the Wrangaton 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.