Quintrell Downs, Cornwall Weather
About Quintrell Downs, Cornwall
Quintrell Downs marks the threshold where the rugged Cornish plateau begins to soften toward the Atlantic coast. It lies 2.5 miles east-south-east of Newquay (from Newquay: bearing 107°T, OS grid SW 849 602), and is situated east of Lane village. The morning light often catches the slate roofs of Quintrell Downs, casting long, sharp shadows across the lanes that once served as vital arteries for local agricultural trade. To the southwest, the Elizabethan manor house of Trerice stands as a quiet sentinel of stone and timber, its history tethered to the same rolling fields that define the horizon. The landscape here possesses a certain muscularity, where the salt-laden breeze from the nearby coast tempers the warmth of the inland pastures. Residents often look toward the gentle expanse of Porth Reservoir, a mirror for the shifting clouds that drift perpetually from the western sea. This proximity to both the wild shoreline and the sheltered interior grants Quintrell Downs a distinctive, dual character. Life here moves with a steady, pragmatic pulse, unburdened by the frantic pace of the nearby tourist hubs.
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About This Quintrell Downs, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Quintrell Downs, 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 Quintrell Downs includes coordinates 50.403091, -5.027796, 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 Quintrell Downs is available on the Quintrell Downs 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.