Darite, Cornwall Weather
About Darite, Cornwall
Granite outcrops and the persistent, low-slung light of the Cornish uplands define the character of Darite. It lies 2.9 miles north of Liskeard (from Liskeard: bearing 5°T, OS grid SX 257 693), and is situated west of Crow's Nest village. The air here holds a crisp, mineral quality, a legacy of the deep earth that once surrendered copper and tin to human industry. A short walk to the north reveals the skeletal remains of West Caradon Mine, where rusted machinery stands as a quiet sentinel against the encroaching gorse. To the southeast, the ancient megaliths of Trethevy Quoit rise from the soil with a heavy, deliberate permanence that mocks the brevity of passing centuries. Darite remains a place where the horizon feels vast, dominated by the brooding presence of Caradon Hill which commands the northern skyline. Evening shadows stretch across the fields, softening the sharp edges of the stone walls that partition the landscape into a patchwork of weathered grey and muted green. Life in Darite persists in harmony with this rugged terrain, a quiet endurance shaped by the relentless wind and the enduring weight of the moorland earth.
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About This Darite, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Darite, 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 Darite includes coordinates 50.497754, -4.458579, 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 Darite is available on the Darite 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.