Perran Downs, Cornwall Weather
About Perran Downs, Cornwall
Perran Downs emerges from the rolling Cornish landscape as a collection of dwellings that seem to hold the shifting Atlantic light with quiet permanence. It lies 2.2 miles east of Marazion (from Marazion: bearing 91°T, OS grid SW 553 303), and is situated south-south-east of Higher Downs village. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, rugged intention, reflecting the mineral-rich legacy of the region where the earth once surrendered its ores to the surface. To the north-west, the weathered stone of the early Christian memorial stone and cross slab in St Hilary’s Churchyard stands as a silent sentinel, anchoring the local identity in a history far older than the current hedgerows. Beyond these markers, the landscape slopes away toward the sea, where the salt-laden air carries the faint, bracing scent of Perran Sands. The remnants of the Tregurtha Downs Mine Complex serve as a reminder of an industrious past, their broken masonry now softened by the persistent encroachment of gorse and wild grasses. Life in Perran Downs follows the patient, unforced cadence of the seasons, dictated more by the turning of the tides and the coastal winds than by the urgency of modern transit. The horizon remains wide and uncluttered, offering an expansive view where the sky meets the land in a blurred, silvery transition.
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About This Perran Downs, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Perran Downs, 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 Perran Downs includes coordinates 50.123097, -5.42418, 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 Perran Downs is available on the Perran Downs 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.