Lostwithiel, Cornwall Weather
About Lostwithiel, Cornwall
Silver light clings to the River Fowey as it winds through the ancient valley of Lostwithiel. It lies 3.8 miles north-north-east of St Blazey (from St Blazey: bearing 32°T, OS grid SX 103 598), and is situated north-west of Lerryn village. Once the medieval capital of Cornwall, the place retains a quiet dignity born of its history as a busy stannary port where tin was weighed and taxed. Today, the economy leans toward the careful curation of antiques and independent trade, drawing life from the steady pulse of the weekly market. Above the rooftops, the ruins of Restormel Castle stand as a circular sentinel, overlooking the grassy hollows where the 1644 battle once shifted the fortunes of the Civil War.
St Bartholomew’s Church anchors the centre of the grid with its distinctive octagonal spire, a landmark that catches the sharp morning glow. Visitors often wander toward the Lostwithiel Museum, where the local spirit is preserved in artifacts that tell of a long-standing mercantile past. Beyond the stone lanes, the open slopes of Beacon Hill offer a vantage point over the patchwork fields that define this corner of the county. The rhythm of the place is marked by the shifting tides of the Fowey and the seasonal gatherings that bring life to the quiet squares. Even in the stillness of a winter afternoon, the presence of these enduring landmarks gives Lostwithiel a character that remains deeply rooted in the physical landscape.
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About This Lostwithiel, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lostwithiel, 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 Lostwithiel includes coordinates 50.407484, -4.670586, 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 Lostwithiel is available on the Lostwithiel 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.