Coatham greets the North Sea with a stoic, salt-crusted resilience that defines its long-standing relationship with the tides. It lies 0.4 miles west of Redcar (from Redcar: bearing 269°T, OS grid NZ 594 251). Beyond the immediate reach of the shoreline, the winds carry a bracing chill that seems to scrub the air clean of urban clutter. Residents find a quiet refuge at Coatham Green, where the grass grows thick and resilient against the persistent coastal gales. A short distance away, the sculpture of the four seals offers a whimsical, bronze-cast anchor to the promenade, reflecting the playful spirit of the local marine life. Coatham retains a distinct character, separate from the neighbouring bustle, marked by the steady, rhythmic pulse of the waves against the sand. The light here possesses a silver clarity, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun catches the horizon and casts long, sharp shadows across the flat, expansive landscape. This geography forces a certain introspection, as the horizon remains an ever-present, open boundary between the earth and the vast, grey-blue sky.
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Live animated radar for Coatham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coatham, Cleveland, 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. Air quality data includes PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the UK Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI 1-10) as used by DEFRA and the Met Office. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Coatham includes coordinates 54.617694, -1.080823, in the county of Cleveland, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Coatham is available on the Coatham map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Cleveland 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.