Penpont, Cornwall Weather
About Penpont, Cornwall
Penpont emerges from the granite-strewn landscape of North Cornwall like a quiet gathering of stones intent on holding the horizon. It lies 4.7 miles north of Bodmin (from Bodmin: bearing 9°T, OS grid SX 087 744), and is situated north-west of Blisland village. The light here possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the mica in the walls and turning the grey stone to silver whenever a sudden squall passes over the moor. To the east, the De Lank Quarries SSSI bear witness to the industry of the earth, where the deep incisions into the rock face reveal the pale, enduring heart of the land. A short distance to the south, the waters of Kitworm Tail mirror the shifting clouds, providing a still, glass-like contrast to the rugged terrain of the surrounding hills. Penpont retains a sense of seclusion, defined by the rough textures of lichen-crusted granite and the low, persistent sigh of wind across the gorse. The atmosphere carries the sharp, clean scent of crushed bracken and rain-washed slate, grounding the hamlet in a reality that feels older than the maps that attempt to define it. Every path leading away from Penpont traces the contours of a topography shaped by both the ancient labour of quarrying and the relentless, patient erosion of the elements.
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About This Penpont, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Penpont, 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 Penpont includes coordinates 50.538877, -4.70077, 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 Penpont is available on the Penpont 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.