Philleigh, Cornwall Weather
About Philleigh, Cornwall
Philleigh commands a quiet authority over the Roseland Peninsula, where the air holds the faint, saline promise of the nearby coast. It lies 4.4 miles south-east of Truro (from Truro: bearing 138°T, OS grid SW 871 393), and is situated south-west of Ruan Lanihorne village. The landscape surrounding Philleigh is defined by the slow, rhythmic tides of the Percuil River, which carve deep, sinuous channels through the soft earth. To the north-west, the sprawling canopy of the Tregothnan estate creates a dense, verdant horizon that seems to absorb the afternoon sun. Ancient earthworks remain visible in the fields, such as the multivallate defences of Dingerein Castle, which remind the observer that these ridges have long been held by those who watched the horizon. The sunlight here has a peculiar, heavy clarity, turning the local stone to a pale gold in the late hours of the day. One finds that Philleigh retains a sense of seclusion, far removed from the frantic pace of the modern world, as if the land itself prefers to keep its own counsel. The local architecture remains low and robust, built to endure the salt-laden winds that sweep across the peninsula from the sea.
Flight conditions near Philleigh. Data source: locating…
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Philleigh, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Philleigh, 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 Philleigh includes coordinates 50.215985, -4.98493, 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 Philleigh is available on the Philleigh 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.