West Looe, Cornwall Weather
About West Looe, Cornwall
West Looe catches the salt-laden breath of the Atlantic as it clings to the rising slopes of the Cornish coast. It lies 0.5 miles west-south-west of Looe (from Looe: bearing 247°T, OS grid SX 248 530). Ancient stone cottages of West Looe climb the hillside in a staggered ascent, their slate roofs reflecting the shifting moods of the grey-blue channel below. To the east, the gaze is drawn toward the historic Old Guildhall, a silent witness to the centuries of maritime commerce that once fuelled these narrow, winding lanes. The light here possesses a particular clarity, sharpening the edges of the harbour walls and illuminating the rhythmic, tideswept expanse of Hannafore Beach. Beyond the immediate bustle of the quay, the quiet ruins of The Monks' House linger in the damp, verdant air like a half-remembered prayer. West Looe maintains a steadfast character, defined not by grand monuments but by the persistence of its steep, granite-ribbed streets and the endless, melancholy song of the sea.
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About This West Looe, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Looe, 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 West Looe includes coordinates 50.350927, -4.463552, 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 West Looe is available on the West Looe 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.