Gunwalloe, Cornwall Weather
About Gunwalloe, Cornwall
Gunwalloe holds a singular position where the rugged Cornish coastline meets the relentless Atlantic swell. It lies 3.0 miles south of Helston (from Helston: bearing 181°T, OS grid SW 656 226), and is situated west-north-west of Cury village. The salt-crusted air here carries a distinct clarity, sharpening the outlines of the jagged rocks that define this western edge of the Lizard Peninsula. A short walk leads to Gunwalloe Fishing Cove Beach, where the sand is often polished to a fine, mica-flecked silver by the rhythmic pulse of the tide. Nearby, the silent, ancient outlines of the two round barrows on Pedngwinian Head stand as quiet sentinels over the shifting dunes. The parish church, tucked into a hollow to shelter from the gale, seems to draw its very permanence from the surrounding granite cliffs. In the soft, diffused light of late afternoon, the maritime horizon merges seamlessly with the sky, lending the entire landscape a transient, ethereal quality. Gunwalloe remains defined by this interplay of stone, water, and the vast, unyielding sky that governs life on this exposed coast.
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About This Gunwalloe, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gunwalloe, 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 Gunwalloe includes coordinates 50.057749, -5.275869, 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 Gunwalloe is available on the Gunwalloe 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.