Anderton, Lancashire Weather
About Anderton, Lancashire
Anderton emerges from the rugged topography of Lancashire as a landscape defined by the persistent, dark presence of water and stone. The horizon here is dominated by the steep, windswept incline of Roscoe Lowe Hill, which draws the eye upward toward a sky that often feels heavy with the promise of rain. Beneath the shadow of these heights, Anderton maintains a quiet composure, its character shaped by a history of industry that has long since softened into the surrounding greenery. The stillness of the nearby Upper Rivington Reservoir reflects the shifting clouds, casting a silvery, mercurial light across the western edges of the parish. Stone walls, weathered to a pale grey, divide the fields and trace the ancient boundaries of a land once preoccupied with the turning of wheels and the demands of the moor. There is a particular clarity to the air here, a coldness that clings to the skin and reminds one of the proximity to the high, exposed Pennines. Every lane and path serves as a quiet record of a geography that refuses to be tamed, remaining stubbornly tethered to the wilder elements of the North West.
Flight conditions near Anderton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Anderton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Anderton, Lancashire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Anderton, Lancashire, 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. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Anderton includes coordinates 53.617796, -2.596741, in the county of Lancashire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Anderton is available on the Anderton map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Lancashire 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.