Greencroft, County Durham Weather
About Greencroft, County Durham
Greencroft commands a position of quiet elevation upon the rolling ridges of County Durham, where the horizon broadens to capture the pale, shifting light of the North East. It lies 0.7 miles south-south-west of Annfield Plain (from Annfield Plain: bearing 205°T, OS grid NZ 159 510). The landscape here bears the indelible mark of industrial legacy, yet nature reclaims the slopes with a persistent, verdant grace. To the west, the rounded silhouette of Boxers' Hill rises against the sky, serving as a silent sentinel over the adjacent pasture and scrub. Greencroft retains an air of sparse composure, defined less by sudden architectural flourish than by the expansive, open character of its high ground. A short distance to the north-west, the stone skeletons of the Bantling Castle Lime Kilns remain as weathered monuments to a time when coal and fire drove the local economy. These relics stand in stark contrast to the modern, fleeting shadows cast by the afternoon sun across the fields. The air carries a crisp, bracing quality, common to these exposed heights, which seems to sharpen the outlines of every hawthorn hedge and distant boundary wall.
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About This Greencroft, County Durham Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Greencroft, 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 Greencroft includes coordinates 54.854264, -1.752407, 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 Greencroft is available on the Greencroft 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.