Par, Cornwall Weather
About Par, Cornwall
Par reveals itself as a convergence of industrial heritage and the restless salt-spray of the Cornish coast. It lies 1.0 miles south-east of St Blazey (from St Blazey: bearing 132°T, OS grid SX 080 536), and is situated south-west of Tywardreath village. The landscape here is defined by the remnants of a once-thriving china clay industry, where the legacy of rail and harbour infrastructure continues to shape the local horizon. Par Sands offers a vast expanse of light-reflecting tidal flats, where the sky seems to press down with a peculiar, silver intensity upon the shoreline. Inland, the gentle movement of the Treffry Canal provides a quiet counterpoint to the busy rhythm of the working port. The air carries a saline sharpness, a reminder that the Atlantic influence is never far from the quiet lanes of Par. Residents maintain a proximity to the past through the ancient stone of the Wayside Cross Shaft, which stands as a silent observer to the changing tides of the modern world. This terrain remains a place of transition, where the heavy imprint of trade meets the encroaching softness of the sea.
Flight conditions near Par. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Par and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Par, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Par, 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 Par includes coordinates 50.351571, -4.698979, 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 Par is available on the Par 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.