Lelant rests upon a granite rise overlooking the shifting, tidal saltings where the river meets the sea. It lies 0.8 miles west of Hayle (from Hayle: bearing 269°T, OS grid SW 545 372). Ancient stone markers, such as the Wayside Cross 2M South Of St Uny'S Church, Lelant, stand as silent sentinels amidst the maritime air, weathered by centuries of salt-laden gales. The Hayle Estuary & Carrack Gladden Sssi stretches out below, a vast, shimmering basin that breathes with the rhythmic pulse of the Atlantic tides. Here, the light possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the pale sands and turning the shallow channels into veins of liquid silver. Lelant retains a quiet dignity, defined by its historic church and the narrow lanes that wind toward the dunes. Walking these paths, one senses the weight of a landscape that has long traded the noise of industry for the vast, open silence of the coast. The horizon remains wide and indifferent, offering a perspective that feels both timeless and fleeting.
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Live animated radar for Lelant and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lelant, 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 Lelant includes coordinates 50.184008, -5.439789, 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 Lelant is available on the Lelant 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.