Whitecross, Cornwall Weather
About Whitecross, Cornwall
Whitecross holds a quiet, unassuming presence within the rolling, granite-ribbed landscape of West Cornwall. It lies 2.5 miles north of Marazion (from Marazion: bearing 4°T, OS grid SW 522 346), and is situated west-south-west of Canon's Town village. The local topography rises sharply toward the ancient, windswept summit of Trencrom Hill, where the remnants of an Iron Age defended settlement command a view over the patchwork fields below. A sense of deep, unhurried time clings to the landscape, punctuated by the weathered stone of the Medieval Wayside Cross at Whitecross, which stands as a silent sentinel marking the old paths of pilgrims. The light here has a particular clarity, often sharpened by the salt-laden air that sweeps across the peninsula from the Atlantic. Beneath the soil, the influence of Cornwall’s mining heritage remains, though the land has long since surrendered to the rhythms of pasture and small-scale husbandry. Whitecross retains a modest character, defined more by its proximity to the rugged, prehistoric heights than by the bustle of the modern world.
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About This Whitecross, Cornwall Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whitecross, 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 Whitecross includes coordinates 50.159858, -5.469521, 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 Whitecross is available on the Whitecross 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.