Benfieldside, County Durham Weather
About Benfieldside, County Durham
Benfieldside retains the quiet, sturdy character of a place forged by the intersection of industrial ambition and the rolling northern landscape. It lies 1.2 miles north-west of Consett (from Consett: bearing 312°T, OS grid NZ 093 522). The elevation here grants the streets a watchful view over the deepening shadows of Derwent Dale, where the air often carries the damp, cooling scent of the lowlands. Residents walk paths that trace the edges of Fawcett Park, a green threshold where the managed grass meets the untamed inclination of the hillside. Stone walls, weathered by the persistent winds of County Durham, define the boundaries of properties that have long looked toward the horizon. Snow’s Green Burn carves its way through the nearby terrain, a thin, persistent silver thread that gathers the runoff of the high moors. Light shifts quickly across the slate roofs of Benfieldside, catching the grit and texture of masonry that has weathered many winters. The horizon remains wide and unencumbered, reminding those who pass through that the land here demands a certain resilience from the structures it hosts.
Flight conditions near Benfieldside. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Benfieldside and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Benfieldside, County Durham Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Benfieldside, County Durham, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Benfieldside includes coordinates 54.864756, -1.855824, in the county of County Durham, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Benfieldside is available on the Benfieldside map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the County Durham 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.