Thornton, Cleveland Weather
About Thornton, Cleveland
Thornton commands a quiet prominence over the low-lying plains of Cleveland, where the horizon stretches wide to accommodate the vast, shifting northern light. It lies 2.1 miles south-east of Thornaby-on-Tees (from Thornaby-on-Tees: bearing 142°T, OS grid NZ 479 136), and is situated south-south-west of Stainton village. Ancient fields ripple outward from the core of Thornton, marking a geography shaped by long centuries of patient cultivation. To the east, the modest rise of Boltonmoss Hill catches the first amber rays of the morning, casting long, lean shadows across the surrounding pastures. The nearby waters of Blue Bell Beck trace a silver vein through the land, their steady, rhythmic flow providing a constant pulse to the countryside. Beyond the immediate meadows, the legacy of medieval husbandry remains etched into the earth where the Stainsby open field system once thrived. Thornton retains an air of enduring stillness, as if the soil itself holds the weight of countless harvests and the soft footfalls of generations. This landscape remains a testament to the stubborn beauty of the North East, where the sky claims as much of the world as the ground beneath one's boots.
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Live animated radar for Thornton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Thornton, Cleveland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Thornton, 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 Thornton includes coordinates 54.516164, -1.261506, 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 Thornton is available on the Thornton 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.