Portmellon, Cornwall Weather
About Portmellon, Cornwall
Salt-crusted stone walls and low-slung cottages define the coastal character of Portmellon. It lies 5.3 miles south of St Austell (from St Austell: bearing 177°T, OS grid SX 015 439), and is situated south-south-east of Mevagissey village. The tides here dictate the rhythm of the day, rhythmically retreating to expose the dark, shingled floor of Portmellon Cove. When the wind shifts from the east, the air carries a sharp, metallic tang of brine that clings to the slate roofs. Beyond the immediate reach of the shoreline, the landscape rises into rugged, wind-battered slopes that overlook the English Channel. Walkers often traverse the coastal paths toward the quiet expanse of Polkirt Beach, where the sea churns against the jagged rock formations with a persistent, hollow sound. The light in this corner of Cornwall possesses a peculiar clarity, turning the water into a sheet of hammered silver during the late afternoon. Portmellon remains a place where the land yields slowly to the sea, indifferent to the passing of the hours.
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Live animated radar for Portmellon and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Portmellon, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Portmellon, 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 Portmellon includes coordinates 50.26169, -4.785523, 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 Portmellon is available on the Portmellon 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.