Hugh Town, Cornwall Weather
About Hugh Town, Cornwall
Azure waters cradle the granite spine of Hugh Town, where the Atlantic tides dictate the pulse of a life lived on the edge of the map. It lies 31.7 miles west-south-west of St Just (from St Just: bearing 243°T, OS grid SV 902 105), and is situated west of Old Town village. The economy thrives upon the delicate harvest of flowers and the seasonal arrival of visitors seeking the clarity of island air. A rugged history of defence lingers in the salt-worn stone, mirroring a time when the sea offered both a bounty and a formidable barrier to the mainland.
The Star Castle stands watch over the harbour, its ancient ramparts catching the first golden light that spills across the archipelago each morning. Visitors often wander toward the Isles of Scilly Museum to trace the fragments of shipwrecks and local lore before finding rest upon the velvet grasses of Holgates Green. Harold Wilson, whose political legacy remains firmly rooted in these islands, once found sanctuary in the quietude of this remote outpost. Whether watching the tide retreat from Town Beach or walking the fortifications of The Garrison, one senses a solitude that feels less like isolation and more like a profound return to the elements.
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Live animated radar for Hugh Town and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Hugh Town, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hugh Town, 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 Hugh Town includes coordinates 49.91461, -6.316033, 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 Hugh Town is available on the Hugh Town 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.