Polkerris, Cornwall Weather
About Polkerris, Cornwall
Polkerris commands a sheltered arc of the Cornish coast where the Atlantic tides soften into a rhythmic, rhythmic pulse against the harbour wall. It lies 2.0 miles west of Fowey (from Fowey: bearing 276°T, OS grid SX 093 521), and is situated south-east of Par village. Here, the salt-crusted stone cottages watch over the crescent of Polkerris Beach, their whitewashed walls catching a light that seems to hold the pale clarity of a sea-glass jewel. To the south-east, the quiet dignity of the Wayside Cross in Tregaminion Chapel Yard marks the landscape with a medieval stillness, standing as a silent witness to the centuries of Atlantic storms. Beyond the immediate shore, the expansive, wooded grounds of Menabilly stretch across the headland, shielding the terrain with a dense, verdant cloak of ancient growth. Polkerris preserves a maritime character that favours the small-scale work of fishing boats and the slow turn of the seasons over the clamour of modern industry. The air carries a constant, sharp tang of brine, and the harbour provides a refuge where the water reflects the shifting grey and blue of the Cornish sky. This small harbour remains an enduring anchor, a place where the land yields gracefully to the sea’s persistent, patient claim.
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About This Polkerris, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Polkerris, 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 Polkerris includes coordinates 50.33824, -4.680345, 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 Polkerris is available on the Polkerris 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.