Durgan, Cornwall Weather
About Durgan, Cornwall
Durgan holds a singular stillness where the Helford River meets the salt-heavy air of the Cornish coast. It lies 3.9 miles south-south-west of Falmouth (from Falmouth: bearing 208°T, OS grid SW 772 272), and is situated east-south-east of Helford Passage village. Stone cottages lean towards the water’s edge, their whitewashed walls reflecting a light that seems to soften the sharp edges of the tide. Durgan functions as a quiet maritime gateway, where the slipway serves as a threshold between the rugged hinterland and the shifting blues of the estuary. The nearby Glendurgan Gardens spill down the hillside in a tangle of sub-tropical flora, offering a lush green contrast to the stark, shingled expanse of Durgan Beach. Fishing boats once defined the daily pulse here, though now the harbour serves primarily as a sanctuary for small craft bobbing against the moorings. Walking the path toward the nearby Grebe Beach, one finds the landscape articulated by the rhythmic slap of water against granite and the distant cry of gulls. The geography of Durgan remains governed by the slow, tidal breathing of the river, indifferent to the hurried pace of the world beyond its sheltered shore.
Flight conditions near Durgan. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Durgan and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Durgan, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Durgan, 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 Durgan includes coordinates 50.103901, -5.115846, 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 Durgan is available on the Durgan 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.