West Pentire, Cornwall Weather
About West Pentire, Cornwall
West Pentire commands a rugged promontory where the Atlantic winds sculpt the salt-sprayed grasses into shivering, silvered patterns. It lies 2.2 miles west-south-west of Newquay (from Newquay: bearing 251°T, OS grid SW 777 606), and is situated west-north-west of Crantock village. The land here rises sharply, defined by the jagged reach of Kelsey Head Sssi, where the earth seems to hold its breath against the relentless pressure of the tide. Below the cliffs, the golden sweep of Crantock Beach catches the light in a pale, amber glow that shifts with the turning of the sun. West Pentire remains exposed to the elements, an austere outpost where the soil is thin and the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered. Ancient earthworks mark the high ground nearby, quiet reminders of long-departed inhabitants who once watched the same grey rollers breaking against the shore. These stone-shadowed monuments offer a stark counterpoint to the vibrant, seasonal blooms of poppies and corn marigolds that ignite the fields in summer. Life in West Pentire follows the rhythm of the swell, a quiet existence shaped by the salt air and the persistent, low-frequency hum of the distant sea.
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Live animated radar for West Pentire and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This West Pentire, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Pentire, 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 Pentire includes coordinates 50.403388, -5.129633, 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 Pentire is available on the West Pentire 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.