Lower Porthpean, Cornwall Weather
About Lower Porthpean, Cornwall
Lower Porthpean watches the steady pulse of the English Channel from the quiet fringes of the Cornish coast. It lies 1.5 miles south-east of St Austell (from St Austell: bearing 136°T, OS grid SX 030 506), and is situated south of Duporth village. Granite cliffs frame the horizon here, catching a pale, salt-washed light that softens the rugged edges of the shoreline. A short walk east reveals the sheltered expanse of Porth Pean Beach, where the tide retreats to expose ribbons of dark, kelp-strewn rock. Further south, the persistent rush of the Sea Waterfall spills over the cliff face, a fleeting silver thread against the ancient, weathered stone. The earth near Lower Porthpean holds the silent weight of the past, marked by the nearby earthworks of Castle Gotha which stand as a low, grassy ring against the sky. Winds from the Atlantic carry the scent of brine and gorse across the slopes, grounding the hamlet in a landscape that feels indifferent to the passing of human years. These coastal heights remain tethered to the sea, defined by the relentless rhythm of waves carving at the base of the land.
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About This Lower Porthpean, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lower Porthpean, 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 Lower Porthpean includes coordinates 50.322799, -4.767669, 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 Lower Porthpean is available on the Lower Porthpean 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.