16°C
Porth, Newquay, Cornwall. UK
 




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12-07-2026 - Updated the NASA Epic Imagery webpage, back online
11-07-2026 - Station high temperture record broken again, new record 32.9 C at 13:50
10-07-2026 - Updated the NOAA Image of the Day Script and added NASA Earth Observatory Natural Events Tracker
25-06-2026 - Station high temperture record broken, new record 32.6 C at 15:53 (old record 32.4 C on 12-08-2022)

METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 20/08/2026 @ 21:15   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions   audio play Forecast / Rain Radar
Currently Outside: Colder 0.6°C than last hour.

15.9°C

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High Today
20.4°C
13:52
Low Today
15.8°C
20:27
Yest High
21.8°C
15:30
Yest Low
15.8°C
07:57
Sta* High
32.9°C
11/07/2026
Sta* Low
-4.5°C
03/02/2012
* This Station's Records Since 5/2007
Night time, Cloudy with clear patches Night time, Cloudy with clear patches

Wind from NW Wind:  NW
8.9

Gusting to:
7.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.2 mm
Thursday night
Partly Cloudy, Showers
Partly Cloudy, Showers
Friday
Mostly Cloudy, Showers
Mostly Cloudy, Showers
Friday night
Partly Cloudy, Showers
Partly Cloudy, Showers
14.4°C 16.4°C 13.3°C
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.2°C since last hour. 12.1°C
Last Hour: Decreased 0.2°C since last hour. -0.2°C
High 01:49: 13.3°C
Low 13:35: 11.4°C
Record High: 23.1°C on
25-Jun-2026
Record Low: -34.9°C on
30-Apr-2022
Wetbulb: 13.8°C
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.20 mm
Yesterday: 10.60 mm
Last 7 Days: 13.00 mm
Aug Rain: 15.40 mm
Aug to Date
  Avg:10
42.80 mm
Aug to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Under 27.4 mm for the month 27.40 mm
Aug Avg: 63.00 mm
Diff from Avg: Under 47.6 mm for the month 47.60 mm
Season:1 550.8 mm
YTD
  Avg:11
496.30 mm
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 54.5 mm for the year 54.50 mm
Last Rain
Time/Date:
20-Aug-2026
at 20:20
113 rain days in 2026
6 days in August
0 days since last rain
Current: NW  8.9 mph
1Hr Average: 6.8 mph
Wind Run: 243.17 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 7.0 mph
Today: 27.0 mph 17:59
Month: 27.0 mph 12-Aug
Year: 78.0 mph 8-Jan
Record Gust: 78.0 mph
8-Jan-2026
Sunlight:
14 hrs 14 min
2 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
3 min 31 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon ?>) graph (Midnight

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 8 days, 2 hours, 50 minutes in cycle
57%
Illuminated
Sun Spots6
 
Sunspots Yesterday
Sunspots
78
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 2% since last hour. 78%
Last Hour: Increased 2% since last hour. 2%
High 06:09: 81%
Low 13:53: 60%
Record High: 100%
13-May-2007
Record Low: 0%
8-Sep-2015
Current: No Change 1010.7 hPa
Last Hour: Rising slowly
High 21:12: 1010.7
Low 05:29: 1004.4
Record High: 1049.1 hPa
20-Jan-2020
Record Low: 954.6 hPa
2-Nov-2023
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Newquay Radiation
Today: 0.8
Aug: 2.8
2026 to Date: 1288.0
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 109.4
Today: 0.00 cm
Yesterday: 0.00 cm
Aug Snow: No Change 0.00 cm
Aug Avg: 0.00 cm
Diff from Avg: 0.00 cm
Season Total:2 0.00 cm
Snow Depth: 0.00 cm
0 snow days in August
0 snow days this season.2
Average 1st Snow:
0
Current: 15.2°C
Low 20:27: 15.8°C
Yesterday: 15.8°C
Record: -12.4°C
1-Mar-2018
radiation
15 uR/hr
21:27
20/08/2026

Radiation data supplied by GM-10
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Aug-20

5.0
Aug-21

4.7
High Today:  
1020 W/m2 @ 13:08
Sun Hours Today:
04:27
   This Month: 83:22 Hrs
Rise: 06:16  Set: 20:29
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 13.2°C
Sunrise: 06:16
Sunset: 20:29
Moonrise: 15:47
Moonset: 23:02
Full Moon: 28-Aug-2026
New Moon: 03:28 UTC
11-Sep-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 5.70 mm
7-Days Rain: 13.00 mm
7-Days ET: 29.50 mm
7-Day:  16.5 mm water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 16.5 mm
August:  83.1 mm water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 83.1 mm
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HIGHS: LOWS:
32.9°C
11-Jul-2026
-4.5°C
3-Feb-2012
Daytime Records
  30.2°C°C
19-Jun-2017
  -4.5°C°C
03-Feb-2012
Nitetime Records
  25.6°C°C
19-Jul-2022
  -3.7°C°C
01-Mar-2018
ICN:13 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:4.8 | RCP:100%
# WIND - Sheltered position when wind blows from SE through S to SW.   1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.   2 Snow season July 1st to June 30th.   3 Snow manually measured usually around 7AM and 7PM.   5 Estimated amount of water needed to replace the water used by plants and evaporation from the past week. (Negative numbers mean amount of water needed, positive numbers mean excess water is present).   6 Sun Spots - Data from WDC-SILSO, Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels.   10 Historical average only to day 20 of just the month of August for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 20 of August for this station since 2008.
 Aerisweather Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Thursday night & Friday
Thursday night
Partly Cloudy, Showers
Partly Cloudy, Showers
14.4°C
Aerisweather forecast: Partly Cloudy, Showers. Chance of precipitation 100%. Low: 14.4°C. Wind NW 13->22 mph. rain ≈ 2.9mm.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp. change.
Friday
Mostly Cloudy, Showers
Mostly Cloudy, Showers
16.4°C
Aerisweather forecast: Mostly Cloudy, Showers. Chance of precipitation 100%. High: 16.4°C. Wind ESE 9->22 mph. UV Index 4. rain ≈ 1.5mm.
 Aerisweather Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday night
Partly Cloudy, Showers
Partly Cloudy, Showers
Saturday
Partly Cloudy, Showers
Partly Cloudy, Showers
Saturday night
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday night
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Monday night
Mostly Cloudy, Showers
Mostly Cloudy, Showers
13.3°C 19.1°C 13.3°C 21.8°C 15.3°C 21.7°C 17.6°C
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Nitrogen
Dioxide (NO2)
122.18 ppbCarbon
Monoxide (CO)
0 ppm
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Todays low barometer of 1004.4 hPa surpassed the monthly low of 1005.2 hPa set on 19/08/2026 by -0.8 hPa
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