Portreath, Cornwall Weather
About Portreath, Cornwall
Portreath commands a rugged stretch of the Cornish coastline where the Atlantic swells break with a persistent, rhythmic gravity against the dark stone. It lies 3.3 miles north of Camborne (from Camborne: bearing 9°T, OS grid SW 657 453), and is situated north-west of Illogan village. The harbour, a relic of a robust industrial past, remains a testament to the days when copper ore flowed outward to feed the furnaces of the world. High above the churning tides, the Coastguard Look-Out Tower serves as a stoic sentinel, watching over the narrow entrance where ships once navigated the treacherous currents. On calmer days, the golden expanse of Portreath Beach catches the low, slanted light of the afternoon, softening the harsh edges of the cliffs into a hazy, amber glow. Inland, the sheltered tranquillity of Greenfield Gardens offers a quiet contrast to the salt-heavy air and the relentless motion of the sea. The topography here is defined by the steep, wind-scoured slopes of Western Hill, which rise sharply to offer a vantage point over the vast, shifting blues of the horizon. Through the changing seasons, the land retains a sense of enduring purpose, shaped by the intersection of human toil and the wild, unyielding nature of the Atlantic coast.
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About This Portreath, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Portreath, 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 Portreath includes coordinates 50.261312, -5.288043, 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 Portreath is available on the Portreath 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.