Cargreen watches the tidal waters of the River Tamar as they shift with the slow, rhythmic pulse of the Atlantic. It lies 2.3 miles north of Saltash (from Saltash: bearing 5°T, OS grid SX 433 625), and is situated west-south-west of Bere Ferrers village. The land here slopes toward the riverbank, where the light catches the estuary in pale, silver tremors that seem to hold the quietude of centuries. To the south, the low-lying expanse of The Marsh stretches out, a expanse of reed and silt that dictates the pace of the local landscape. Beyond these banks, the high ground of Colloggett Hill rises with a stubborn, earthbound grace, anchoring Cargreen against the salt-heavy winds that drift in from the coast. Historically, the river served as a vital artery for trade, though now the silence of the water is broken only by the occasional keel cutting through the dark, reflective depths. The architecture here remains modest, forged from stone and slate that has weathered the damp, grey winters of the South West with a stoic, unadorned resilience. Cargreen retains a singular character defined by this intimate marriage of riverine stillness and the rolling, pastoral solitude of the Cornish hinterland.
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Live animated radar for Cargreen and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cargreen, 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 Cargreen includes coordinates 50.44211, -4.207182, 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 Cargreen is available on the Cargreen 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.