Malpas, Cornwall Weather
About Malpas, Cornwall
Malpas commands a singular vantage where the river widens, offering a view of the water that shifts in hue from bruised slate to polished silver with the turn of the tide. It lies 1.7 miles south-east of Truro (from Truro: bearing 142°T, OS grid SW 842 425). The salt-sweet air here carries the weight of the Upper Fal Estuary and Woods SSSI, a landscape where ancient trees lean precariously over the brackish channels. Where the land meets the river, Malpas maintains a quiet stillness, its houses reflecting the long, low light that defines this corner of the Cornish coastline. A short distance away, the mudflats of Victoria Point provide a sanctuary for wading birds that pick their way through the silt in methodical, rhythmic silence. The Truro River serves as a vital arterial vein, drawing the gaze toward the horizon where the estuary opens into the broader expanse of the Carrick Roads. Such geography ensures that Malpas remains tethered to the sea, a place where the pulse of the water dictates the slow, deliberate pace of the day.
Flight conditions near Malpas. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Malpas and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Malpas, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Malpas, 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 Malpas includes coordinates 50.243473, -5.027075, 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 Malpas is available on the Malpas 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.