Plawsworth, County Durham Weather
About Plawsworth, County Durham
Plawsworth holds the quiet dignity of a place shaped by the slow passage of industry and the persistent reach of the Durham landscape. It lies 2.4 miles south-south-west of Chester-le-Street (from Chester-le-Street: bearing 198°T, OS grid NZ 262 479), and is situated north-east of Tan Hills village. The local terrain rises gently toward the slopes of West Hill, where the light catches the gorse in a sharp, pale yellow during the late afternoon. To the east, the shadowed contours of Black Dene provide a natural boundary, offering a secluded stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic transit of the nearby road. Plawsworth remains defined by these modest heights, which overlook a stretch of countryside that has long balanced agricultural roots with the echoes of coal-mining heritage. A short distance to the north-west, the expanse of Waldridge Fell SSSI stretches out, its heather-clad earth maintaining a rugged character that feels untouched by the encroaching modern world. The air here carries the faint, damp scent of ancient clay, grounding the houses of Plawsworth firmly in the heavy, fertile soil of the region. Through every season, the horizon remains wide and open, reflecting a North East sky that shifts from bruised purple to a clear, piercing grey.
Flight conditions near Plawsworth. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Plawsworth and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Plawsworth, County Durham Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Plawsworth, 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 Plawsworth includes coordinates 54.82561, -1.593462, 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 Plawsworth is available on the Plawsworth 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.