Burras, Cornwall Weather
About Burras, Cornwall
Granite walls and quiet lanes define the character of Burras, a place where the air carries a distinct, sharp clarity. It lies 3.8 miles south-east of Camborne (from Camborne: bearing 145°T, OS grid SW 678 349), and is situated north-west of Porkellis village. Burras occupies a landscape marked by the ancient rhythm of the earth, where the light shifts rapidly across low, rolling fields. To the west, the silhouette of Crowan Beacon rises against the horizon, grounding the view in a deep, geological permanence. A solitary, weathered monolith, the Standing Stone 100M West Of Lezerea Farm, remains a silent sentinel in the nearby fields, its presence suggesting a long-forgotten purpose. The soil here is thin and stony, reflecting a history of hard-won agriculture that has long shaped the lives of those dwelling in Burras. Winters bring a damp, clinging mist that softens the hard edges of the stone boundaries, giving the horizon a muted, charcoal tone. Even in the height of summer, the wind maintains a restless energy, sweeping across the open ground with an unyielding, wild persistence.
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Live animated radar for Burras and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Burras, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burras, 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 Burras includes coordinates 50.168855, -5.252107, 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 Burras is available on the Burras 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.