Mevagissey, Cornwall Weather
About Mevagissey, Cornwall
Salt-crusted hulls and the rhythmic clatter of rigging define the maritime character of Mevagissey. It lies 4.6 miles south of St Austell (from St Austell: bearing 180°T, OS grid SX 012 449), and is situated south of Pentewan village. The Mevagissey Stream carves a narrow, persistent path toward the harbour, its freshwater pulse meeting the brine where fishing trawlers bob in the shifting light. Beyond the stone quays, the landscape rises sharply into verdant slopes that shield the harbour from the raw temper of the English Channel. A short walk toward the coast reveals the pebbled expanse of Polstreath, where the tide retreats to leave behind a quiet, reflective silence. Further inland, the expansive reach of Heligan provides a verdant counterpoint to the harbour’s industrial grit, offering a sanctuary of ancient woodland and sheltered gardens. The light here possesses a peculiar, pearlescent quality that softens the sharp geometry of the slate roofs and granite walls. Mevagissey continues to thrive upon the harvest of the sea, maintaining a rugged authenticity that resists the encroaching veneer of modernity.
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About This Mevagissey, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mevagissey, 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 Mevagissey includes coordinates 50.271349, -4.79048, 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 Mevagissey is available on the Mevagissey 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.