Greensplat holds a quiet command over the high, uneven ground of West Cornwall, where the earth bears the scars of an industrious past. It lies 3.8 miles north-north-west of Penryn (from Penryn: bearing 341°T, OS grid SW 767 402), and is situated east-north-east of Frogpool village. The landscape surrounding Greensplat remains defined by the remnants of mining, where gorse and heather now reclaim the spoil heaps that once dictated the livelihoods of those living here. To the north-east, the Carnon River carves a path through the valley, its waters reflecting a sky that often shifts rapidly between bruised grey and brilliant, piercing light. The air here feels thin and clear, stripped of softness by the winds that sweep unimpeded across the plateau. Further towards the south-east, the River Kennall flows with a persistent, cold urgency that contrasts with the stillness of the higher fields. Ancient round barrows remain as subtle, grassy humps in the landscape, providing a silent, immovable anchor to a terrain that has seen centuries of human toil. Greensplat exists not as a place of grand architecture, but as a stark arrangement of stone and sky that demands a patient eye to appreciate its rugged, unadorned beauty.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Greensplat, 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 Greensplat includes coordinates 50.220235, -5.131628, 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 Greensplat is available on the Greensplat 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.