Westlea, County Durham Weather
About Westlea, County Durham
Westlea reveals itself as a quiet arrangement of residential streets perched upon the high, windswept ridges of the County Durham coastline. It lies 1.3 miles west of Seaham (from Seaham: bearing 262°T, OS grid NZ 407 489), and is situated north-north-west of Dalton-le-Dale village. The light here catches the pale brickwork of the houses, casting long, sharp shadows that stretch toward the low-lying hollows of the surrounding terrain. To the south-east, the verdant basin of Dawdon Dene gathers the morning mist, drawing the eye toward the sheltered folds of the earth. Beyond the immediate rows of homes, the crumbling stone masonry of Dalden Tower stands as a solitary sentinel, marking a history that has long since surrendered to the encroaching ivy. Westlea maintains a stoic presence amidst this landscape, where the brisk North Sea air perpetually scours the hedgerows and rooftops. The horizon remains wide and open, offering a vast, bruising sky that shifts from bruised violet to slate grey with the turn of the tide. Residents look out across the sloping fields, where the land falls away in rhythmic furrows toward the sea, retaining a rugged character born of the northern gales.
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Live animated radar for Westlea and surroundings — RainViewer.
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About This Westlea, County Durham Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Westlea, 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 Westlea includes coordinates 54.834012, -1.366626, 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 Westlea is available on the Westlea 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.