Lelant Downs, Cornwall Weather
About Lelant Downs, Cornwall
Lelant Downs commands a high, exposed ridge where the wind carries the sharp, salt-edged memory of the Atlantic. It lies 2.0 miles west-south-west of Hayle (from Hayle: bearing 247°T, OS grid SW 528 360), and is situated north-north-west of Canon's Town village. The horizon here is dominated by the granite shoulders of Trencrom Hill, which rises to the west as a silent sentinel over the surrounding heath. Upon that high ground, the ancient stones of the Neolithic hilltop enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement known as Trencrom Castle remain, their rough-hewn blocks absorbing the shifting, pale Cornish sunlight. Below these heights, the land drains toward the Nance Stream, a modest artery of water that carves a quiet path through the lower, sheltered folds of the terrain. Lelant Downs retains a character defined by this stark transition between the open, windswept uplands and the damp, verdant hollows of the valley floor. The dwellings are scattered with a functional, unpretentious clarity, reflecting a history tied more to the hard labour of the earth than to the vanity of ornamental architecture. Few places offer such a clear view of the sky, where the clouds move with a relentless, heavy purpose across the rugged expanse.
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About This Lelant Downs, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lelant Downs, 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 Downs includes coordinates 50.172653, -5.463136, 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 Downs is available on the Lelant Downs 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.