Carland Cross, Cornwall Weather
About Carland Cross, Cornwall
Carland Cross commands a windswept prominence in Cornwall, where the horizon broadens to meet the restless Atlantic sky. It lies 5.2 miles south-south-east of Newquay (from Newquay: bearing 152°T, OS grid SW 848 540), and is situated west-south-west of Mitchell village. The ancient earth here remembers the passage of centuries, marked most poignantly by the presence of Warren’s Barrow, a silent sentinel that keeps watch over the low-lying fields just a stone’s throw to the south-west. Light plays across these open, unshielded expanses with a piercing clarity, illuminating the rugged textures of the terrain that have long defined the character of Carland Cross. Travellers passing through the crossroads often catch the scent of salt carried inland by the prevailing breeze, a reminder of the proximity of the wilder coast. To the west, the expanse of Newlyn Downs SSSI stretches out in a mosaic of heathland, providing a sanctuary for flora that thrives in the thin, unforgiving soil. The landscape possesses a stark, unadorned beauty, where the weight of history is felt not in grand architecture, but in the enduring silhouette of the surrounding barrows against the dusk. This junction serves as a vital artery, yet the spirit of the place remains tethered to the quiet, ancient rhythms of the Cornish plateau.
Flight conditions near Carland Cross. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Carland Cross and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Carland Cross, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carland Cross, 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 Carland Cross includes coordinates 50.34675, -5.025784, 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 Carland Cross is available on the Carland Cross 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.