Gweek, Cornwall Weather
About Gweek, Cornwall
Gweek reveals itself where the tidal salt of the Helford River meets the quietude of the Cornish countryside. It lies 3.0 miles east of Helston (from Helston: bearing 96°T, OS grid SW 706 267), and is situated north of Mawgan village. The water here holds a silver, shifting light that traces the mudflats as they drain with the receding tide. Just a short distance away, the Cornish Seal Sanctuary provides a refuge where the persistent cries of rescued marine life carry across the sheltered inlets. Gweek remains defined by its maritime heritage, having served for centuries as a vital inland port for the transport of coal and limestone. The rhythmic pulse of the Gweek Stream runs through the land, feeding into the estuary and marking the boundary between the firm earth and the encroaching sea. Ancient earthworks, such as the nearby bowl barrows, stand as silent sentinels over the fields, grounding the modern landscape in a much older, deeper silence. Those who walk the paths find that Gweek possesses a singular clarity, where the sharp air of the coast tempers the lush, green shadows of the inland woods.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Gweek, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gweek, 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 Gweek includes coordinates 50.09679, -5.208076, 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 Gweek is available on the Gweek 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.