Portherras, Cornwall Weather
About Portherras, Cornwall
Portherras catches the Atlantic wind with a raw, unyielding grace that defines the rugged edge of the Cornish peninsula. It lies 2.2 miles north-north-east of St Just (from St Just: bearing 28°T, OS grid SW 388 344), and is situated east of Pendeen village. Granite outcrops rise from the earth like the bleached vertebrae of some ancient, buried giant, casting long shadows across the heath as the afternoon light thins to a pale, metallic silver. To the north-east, the slopes of Carn Clough rise sharply, providing a silent, stony sentinel over the low-lying scrub and gorse. The proximity of the Lower Boscaswell Fogou serves as a quiet reminder of the subterranean history that persists beneath the modern topsoil, where darkness remains constant even under the brightest summer sun. Portherras exists in a landscape of sharp contrasts, where the salt-heavy air scours the stone and keeps the vegetation clipped close to the ground. There is a singular, austere dignity in the way the local terrain resists the softening touch of time, maintaining a stubborn, wild character that demands respect from those who traverse it.
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About This Portherras, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Portherras, 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 Portherras includes coordinates 50.152617, -5.656653, 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 Portherras is available on the Portherras 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.