Mount Charles, Cornwall Weather
About Mount Charles, Cornwall
Mount Charles emerges from the Cornish terrain as a subtle rise of residential architecture that commands a quiet view over the surrounding coastal slope. It lies 0.8 miles east of St Austell (from St Austell: bearing 96°T, OS grid SX 028 522), and is situated north-north-west of Duporth village. The light here carries a particular sharpness, catching the slate roofs and stone walls with a brilliance that seems to draw the Atlantic salt-air inland. A tangible sense of antiquity persists in the local geography, most notably where the standing stone known as the 'Long Stone' rests silently within the grounds of Penrice School. This ancient monolith serves as a sturdy anchor to the past, grounding the modern suburban expansion in a much older, more mysterious geological narrative. Beyond the school boundaries, the land slopes gently toward the sea, where the rugged ruins of an old mine offer a skeletal reminder of the industrial pulse that once defined this region. Mount Charles maintains a rhythmic composure, balancing its proximity to the bustle of St Austell with the expansive, open character of the nearby coastline. Residents often walk the paths toward the shore, where the salt-streaked horizon provides a constant, shifting backdrop to daily life.
Flight conditions near Mount Charles. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Mount Charles and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Mount Charles, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mount Charles, 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 Mount Charles includes coordinates 50.337189, -4.772315, 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 Mount Charles is available on the Mount Charles 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.