Pentewan, Cornwall Weather
About Pentewan, Cornwall
Pentewan remains a quiet witness to the shifting tides of the Cornish coast, where the remnants of a once-bustling china clay harbour now offer a sanctuary for the contemplative soul. It lies 3.2 miles south of St Austell (from St Austell: bearing 176°T, OS grid SX 016 472), and is situated north of Mevagissey village. The architecture of Pentewan reflects a sturdy maritime past, with stone cottages standing firm against the salt-laden winds that sweep in from the English Channel. Beyond the harbour walls, the vast expanse of Pentewan Beach stretches out, its sands catching the pale, milky light that characterises this corner of the peninsula. To the west, the verdant, expansive grounds of Heligan offer a stark contrast to the rugged shoreline, providing a verdant canopy where time seems to hold its breath. The water of the Pentewan Stream flows with a persistent, liquid clarity, carving a modest path toward the sea through the low-lying valley floor. Residents and visitors alike move with a deliberate grace, attuned to the rhythm of the rising and falling tides that define the daily life of the coast. Here, the land meets the water in a dialogue of erosion and accretion, preserving the memory of an industrial era while embracing the slow, seasonal pulse of the natural world.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Pentewan, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pentewan, 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 Pentewan includes coordinates 50.291729, -4.785747, 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 Pentewan is available on the Pentewan 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.