Boscastle, Cornwall Weather
About Boscastle, Cornwall
Boscastle reveals itself through a deep, jagged cleft in the North Cornwall coastline where the Atlantic surge meets the relentless stone of the harbour. It lies 4.3 miles north of Camelford (from Camelford: bearing 353°T, OS grid SX 099 906), and is situated east-north-east of Trethevey village. The slate-grey waters of the River Valency carve through the landscape, drawing the eye toward the verdant silence of the Jordan Valley that unfolds just to the east. High above the churning harbour, the earthworks of the Motte And Bailey Castle At Boscastle remain as silent, grass-grown witnesses to a medieval past long eclipsed by the rhythmic tides. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar, sharp clarity, catching the edges of the dark cliffs and illuminating the salt-worn facades that line the steep descent to the sea. Visitors often find the air thick with the scent of brine and damp earth, a sensory weight that anchors the spirit firmly to the rugged terrain. The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic stands as a curious sentinel along the winding road, housing remnants of folklore that mirror the enigmatic character of the coast itself. Every stone and shadow in Boscastle seems to hold a quiet, abiding tension between the wild, unruly ocean and the disciplined geometry of the harbour walls.
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About This Boscastle, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Boscastle, Cornwall, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Boscastle includes coordinates 50.684062, -4.691037, in the county of Cornwall, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Boscastle is available on the Boscastle map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Cornwall 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.