Townfield, County Durham Weather
About Townfield, County Durham
Townfield remains a quiet anchor within the rugged, high-altitude terrain of the North Pennines. It lies 6.2 miles north-north-west of Stanhope (from Stanhope: bearing 335°T, OS grid NY 951 483), and is situated south-west of Blanchland village. The landscape surrounding Townfield bears the silent, spectral marks of an industrial past, where the earth was once turned over in the pursuit of lead. Nearby, the Lead Mining Remains At Ramshaw offer a stark, stony geometry that contrasts with the soft, heather-stained slopes of the surrounding moorland. The rhythmic trickle of Bolt's Burn nearby provides a constant, low-frequency accompaniment to the expansive, open skies that dominate the horizon. Sunlight here has a peculiar clarity, catching the weathered textures of the drystone walls that partition the hills into irregular, moss-grown parcels. Townfield maintains a sparse, solitary character, defined by the bracing winds that sweep across the high plateaus of County Durham.
Flight conditions near Townfield. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Townfield and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Townfield, County Durham Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Townfield, 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 Townfield includes coordinates 54.829635, -2.077785, 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 Townfield is available on the Townfield 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.