Great Lumley, County Durham Weather
About Great Lumley, County Durham
Great Lumley occupies a sturdy prominence in the Durham landscape, defined by the steady, lingering light that pools over its rooftops at the end of a long afternoon. It lies 2.0 miles south-east of Chester-le-Street (from Chester-le-Street: bearing 139°T, OS grid NZ 295 492), and is situated south-west of Woodstone Village village. The local topography is shaped by the quiet persistence of water, as the nearby Lumley Park Burn carves a path through the earth toward the River Wear. To the north-west, the imposing silhouette of Lumley Castle commands the horizon, its honey-coloured stone appearing almost translucent against the darkening sky. Great Lumley retains a character marked by its industrial heritage, where coal seams once dictated the rhythm of daily life and the movement of men. Beyond the residential streets, the dense canopy of Lumley Park Wood offers a sharp, green contrast to the open fields that stretch toward the valley floor. The air here holds a particular clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the northern hills and the cooling currents that drift inland. Every boundary in Great Lumley speaks to a history of extraction and endurance, grounded in the dark, fertile soil of the North East.
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Live animated radar for Great Lumley and surroundings — RainViewer.
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About This Great Lumley, County Durham Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Lumley, 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 Great Lumley includes coordinates 54.837322, -1.541233, 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 Great Lumley is available on the Great Lumley 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.