Hendra reveals itself as a modest collection of stone and slate, holding fast against the prevailing Atlantic winds that sweep across the Cornish peninsula. It lies 3.5 miles south-south-east of Redruth (from Redruth: bearing 148°T, OS grid SW 729 371), and is situated west-north-west of Stithians village. The landscape here possesses a certain austere clarity, where the pale, thin light of the afternoon catches the granite surfaces of old boundary walls. A short distance to the east, the quiet presence of the Cross in the Vicarage Garden serves as a silent marker of centuries past, anchoring the local identity to a deeper, more liturgical origin. Beyond these ancient stones, the waters of the Stithians Stream carve a persistent, rhythmic path through the lower ground, softening the edges of the surrounding fields. Hendra remains defined by these quiet transitions, where the open, exposed sky meets the heavy, damp earth of the valley floors. Those who walk the lanes find the air carries a crispness derived from the proximity of the distant reservoir, lending a pervasive freshness to the morning. This particular corner of the world prefers the steady, unadorned persistence of the soil over the clamour of modern ambition.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hendra, 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 Hendra includes coordinates 50.190625, -5.182712, 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 Hendra is available on the Hendra 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.