Burtree Ford, County Durham Weather
About Burtree Ford, County Durham
Burtree Ford emerges from the rugged, upper reaches of Weardale as a collection of stone dwellings gathered against the vast, open expanse of the North Pennines. It lies 8.7 miles west of Stanhope (from Stanhope: bearing 275°T, OS grid NY 853 405), and is situated north-north-west of Wearhead village. The land here holds the quiet weight of ancient lead mining, where the earth still remembers the scars of deep veins and the industrious hands of those who laboured in the hills. To the east, the clear waters of Sedling Burn cut through the terrain, tracing a path that brings a sharp, cold clarity to the morning air. Beyond the houses, the slopes rise toward Rough Hill, where the light shifts rapidly across the heather and coarse grasses as clouds drift over the high ground. A short distance to the north-north-west, the Cornriggs Meadows Sssi preserves a fragile, unimproved landscape that changes colour with the turning seasons. Life at Burtree Ford maintains a steady, solitary grace, defined by the relentless wind and the enduring character of the limestone fells.
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About This Burtree Ford, County Durham Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burtree Ford, 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 Burtree Ford includes coordinates 54.759862, -2.228524, 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 Burtree Ford is available on the Burtree Ford 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.