Brightonwater, Cornwall Weather
About Brightonwater, Cornwall
Brightonwater emerges from the Cornish landscape as a cluster of slate-roofed dwellings that seem to catch the low, honeyed light of the afternoon sun. It lies 3.7 miles east-north-east of Bodmin (from Bodmin: bearing 77°T, OS grid SX 131 681), and is situated east-south-east of Cardinham village. The terrain here rises with a stubborn, granitic character, defined by the proximity of White Hill which looms just a short distance to the west-south-west. History feels present in the very earth, particularly where the ramparts of the motte and bailey castle known as Cardinham Castle mark the skyline with their quiet, grassy mounds. Brightonwater maintains a stillness that contrasts with the busier thoroughfares of the county, leaving the damp, cool air to circulate freely between the hedgerows. A few paces to the east-south-east, the ancient, weathered surfaces of the Two Early Christian Memorial Stones stand as silent witnesses to centuries of passage through these narrow lanes. The land surrounding Brightonwater holds a particular clarity, where the soil darkens under the influence of frequent mists rolling in from the high country. Every track and boundary in this corner of Cornwall serves as a reminder of a life governed by the changing seasons and the slow, deliberate turn of the horizon.
Flight conditions near Brightonwater. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Brightonwater and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Brightonwater, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brightonwater, 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 Brightonwater includes coordinates 50.483343, -4.634895, 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 Brightonwater is available on the Brightonwater 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.