Cripplesease, Cornwall Weather
About Cripplesease, Cornwall
Cripplesease holds the quiet, stony gravity of the Penwith peninsula, where the Atlantic winds carry the salt of the coast across high, granite-strewn pastures. It lies 2.5 miles south-south-west of St Ives (from St Ives: bearing 202°T, OS grid SW 500 366), and is situated north-north-east of Nancledra village. The land here rises in rugged, unyielding swells, dominated by the brooding presence of Trink Hill just a short distance to the north-east, which watches over the scattered homesteads with a watchful, ancient indifference. Beneath the shifting, bruised clouds of a Cornish afternoon, the light often catches the grey, lichen-crusted walls that define the boundaries of Cripplesease, turning the granite into something almost luminous. To the east, the distinct profile of Trencrom Hill anchors the horizon, serving as a silent sentinel over the agricultural life that has long defined these windswept slopes. The earth here is thin and demanding, forcing the eye to appreciate the stark, skeletal beauty of the gorse and the low-growing scrub that thrives in the absence of deep, sheltered valleys. Life in Cripplesease persists in harmony with these elemental forces, far removed from the bustle of the northern ports, where the only urgency is the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons.
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About This Cripplesease, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cripplesease, 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 Cripplesease includes coordinates 50.177229, -5.502203, 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 Cripplesease is available on the Cripplesease 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.