Yelland, Devon Weather
About Yelland, Devon
Yelland occupies a quiet stretch of the North Devon coastline where the salt-heavy air carries the briny tang of the Atlantic inland. It lies 3.3 miles north-east of Northam (from Northam: bearing 54°T, OS grid SS 493 321), and is situated west-south-west of Fremington village. The entire character of Yelland is defined by its position within the Taw-Torridge Estuary SSSI, where the shifting tides dictate the rhythm of the day. To the north-west, the sprawling expanse of East Yelland Marsh acts as a shifting border between the firm earth and the encroaching sea. When the sun retreats, the light across the mudflats turns to bruised copper, reflecting the vast, open skies that have long dominated this low-lying horizon. Ancient remnants of human presence linger nearby, such as the Double Stone Alignment on Isley Marsh, which stands as a silent sentinel over the water’s edge. The land here does not rise in dramatic peaks, but instead bows low to the river, honouring the persistent pull of the channel. Yelland remains a place where the boundary between the land and the tide remains perpetually blurred, indifferent to the hurried pace of the modern world.
Flight conditions near Yelland. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Yelland and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Yelland, Devon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Yelland, 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 Yelland includes coordinates 51.06879, -4.152241, 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 Yelland is available on the Yelland 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.