Longstone serves as a quiet sentinel of granite and green in the north of Cornwall. It lies 4.0 miles north-north-west of Bodmin (from Bodmin: bearing 347°T, OS grid SX 060 733), and is situated east of St Mabyn village. The landscape here is defined by the gentle, persistent pulse of the River Camel Valley and Tributaries SSSI, which lends a damp, fertile richness to the surrounding pasture. A profound stillness clings to the earth, marked by the prehistoric standing stone and medieval wayside cross that remain just a short walk away. These ancient markers anchor Longstone to a deep, unrecorded past, suggesting a time when such stone sentinels served as the primary guides for travelers across the rolling terrain. The light in this corner of the county often possesses a singular, silvery clarity, illuminating the mossy textures of the old cross base with a sharp, honest brilliance. Longstone retains a singular character, shaped by the rhythms of agriculture and the enduring presence of these weathered monuments. Every fence line and hedgerow seems to hold the weight of generations, keeping the passage of time as steady as the slow, winding path of the nearby river.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longstone, 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 Longstone includes coordinates 50.528037, -4.737757, 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 Longstone is available on the Longstone 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.