Plaidy, Cornwall Weather
About Plaidy, Cornwall
Plaidy emerges from the sharp, salt-bitten incline of the Cornish coast where the land yields abruptly to the English Channel. It lies 0.5 miles north-east of Looe (from Looe: bearing 49°T, OS grid SX 261 538). The topography here is defined by steep, verdant ridges that tumble toward the water, dictating a narrow and winding orientation for the residential lanes. A short walk reveals the quiet seclusion of Plaidy Beach, where the grey-blue slate shingle shifts rhythmically under the pull of the tide. Further along the coastline, the path toward Millendreath Beach tracks the jagged edge of the cliffs, offering an unobstructed vantage over the churning Atlantic currents. The light in this corner of the South West possesses a singular, bruised quality, often catching the white foam of the waves against the dark, iron-rich earth of the banks. Private dwellings cling to these slopes, their gardens sheltered from the prevailing winds by dense thickets of gorse and blackthorn. Plaidy remains a place of quiet transition, caught between the sheltered maritime history of the nearby harbour and the raw, exposed temperament of the open sea.
Flight conditions near Plaidy. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Plaidy and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Plaidy, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Plaidy, 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 Plaidy includes coordinates 50.358652, -4.444886, 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 Plaidy is available on the Plaidy 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.