Hartlepool, Cleveland Weather
About Hartlepool, Cleveland
Hartlepool holds the salt-stiffened edge of the North East, where the grey tide pulls insistently against the rusted iron of its industrial heritage. It lies 6.3 miles north-north-east of Billingham (from Billingham: bearing 32°T, OS grid NZ 508 325), and is situated east-north-east of Dalton Piercy village. Once a formidable engine of shipbuilding and maritime trade, the local economy now navigates a quieter transition, though the skeletal cranes still cast long, sharp shadows across the water. The Union Dock remains a silent witness to this transformation, reflecting the shifting light of a sky that rarely stays still for long.
The National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool anchors the waterfront, preserving the weathered timber of a bygone era against the relentless bite of the sea air. Hartlepool United Football Club, affectionately known as the Pools, provides the town with its enduring heartbeat, drawing thousands to the Vic regardless of the freezing winter gusts. Beyond the turnstiles, the shadow of the Monument to Sir William Gray marks the enduring influence of the Victorian titans who once commanded these shipyards. Janick Gers, the celebrated Iron Maiden guitarist, emerged from these same streets, carrying the grit of the coast into the global arena of rock music. Such figures and landmarks define a character carved not by softness, but by the bracing honesty of the northern horizon.
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Live animated radar for Hartlepool and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Hartlepool, Cleveland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hartlepool, 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 Hartlepool includes coordinates 54.685388, -1.212911, 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 Hartlepool is available on the Hartlepool 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.