Portscatho, Cornwall Weather
About Portscatho, Cornwall
Portscatho stares out across the restless grey expanse of Gerrans Bay, its slate-roofed cottages huddled against the salt-laden winds. It lies 4.7 miles east-north-east of Falmouth (from Falmouth: bearing 68°T, OS grid SW 876 352), and is situated east-north-east of Gerrans village. The light here possesses a peculiar, silver-edged clarity, catching the whitewashed walls until they shimmer like polished shells against the dark cliffs. A short walk along the coast path brings one to Porthcurnick Beach, where the tide retreats to reveal a wide, firm expanse of sand that children and gulls alike claim as their own. History remains anchored in the landscape, marked by the ancient, weathered stone of the Wayside Cross in St Gerran's churchyard, which has watched the centuries dissolve into the sea mist. Portscatho retains the salt-crusted character of a place built by men who understood the temperamental moods of the Atlantic. The rhythm of the tides dictates the pace of life, pulling the eye constantly toward the horizon where the sky bleeds into the deep, churning water. Below the village, the coastline continues toward the protected geological treasures of the Carricknath Point to Porthbean Beach SSSI, where the earth itself tells of slow, tectonic shifts. Every lane in Portscatho winds with a deliberate, narrow purpose, offering glimpses of blue water that seem to deepen in colour as the afternoon sun wanes.
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About This Portscatho, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Portscatho, 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 Portscatho includes coordinates 50.179241, -4.975717, 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 Portscatho is available on the Portscatho 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.