Butterknowle, County Durham Weather
About Butterknowle, County Durham
Butterknowle commands a quiet prominence over the rolling contours of County Durham, where the horizon stretches wide to meet the pale, northern sky. It lies 6.3 miles north-north-east of Barnard Castle (from Barnard Castle: bearing 32°T, OS grid NZ 108 256), and is situated east of Copley village. The landscape here carries the weight of a coal-mining heritage, with old workings leaving faint, grassy impressions upon the earth that speak of a harder, industrial past. Grewburn Beck winds its way through the lower ground just to the west, its clear water catching the fleeting, silvery light that defines these high, open spaces. Beyond the domestic gardens, the industrial scars of Cockfield Fell offer a sprawling, historical expanse where the land remains untamed and open to the weather. Butterknowle maintains a stoic character, shaped by the persistent winds that sweep across from the Pennines to rattle the stone walls. In the quiet evenings, the air takes on a crisp, sharp clarity, revealing the stark beauty of the surrounding ridges. Life in Butterknowle remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, as the shadows lengthen over the fields and the distant hills fade into a deep, bruised violet.
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Live animated radar for Butterknowle and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Butterknowle, County Durham Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Butterknowle, 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 Butterknowle includes coordinates 54.626136, -1.834163, 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 Butterknowle is available on the Butterknowle 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.