Houghton Bank, County Durham Weather
About Houghton Bank, County Durham
Houghton Bank marks a quiet rise in the landscape of County Durham, where the road climbs steadily through the rolling farmland. It lies 2.7 miles south of Shildon (from Shildon: bearing 188°T, OS grid NZ 224 222), and is situated south-west of Redworth village. The terrain here feels exposed to the sky, with the slopes of Bellow Banks Hill and Side Hill framing the horizon in a soft, muted embrace. Houghton Bank retains the character of an ancient thoroughfare, its houses gathered along the route like stones smoothed by the steady passage of wind and weather. To the north, the waters of Corner Beck cut a narrow, reflective line through the fields, catching the pale North East light. High above the pastures, the earth carries the silent memory of the ancient multivallate hillfort on Shackleton Beacon Hill, a sentinel that has watched the seasons turn for centuries. The air here holds a crisp, bracing clarity, free from the heavy hum of more crowded places. This stretch of ground remains defined by its lean, open geometry and the persistent, unadorned beauty of the Durham hills.
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Live animated radar for Houghton Bank and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Houghton Bank, County Durham Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Houghton Bank, 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 Houghton Bank includes coordinates 54.595011, -1.653598, 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 Houghton Bank is available on the Houghton Bank 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.