Appley Bridge, Lancashire Weather
About Appley Bridge, Lancashire
Appley Bridge commands the verdant slope where the River Douglas carves its path through the Lancashire landscape. It lies 2.3 miles west of Standish (from Standish: bearing 267°T, OS grid SD 523 100), and is situated north-west of Shevington Vale village. The terrain here holds a distinct geological memory, particularly where the deep, still waters of East Quarry reflect the shifting grey clouds of a northern sky. Below the surface of the landscape, the remnants of local sandstone extraction have left behind a rugged topography that defines the character of the ground underfoot. Travellers often pause near the ancient, curious relic of the Skull House to contemplate the quiet weight of the centuries that press upon this land. A short distance away, the waters of Dawber Delf provide a tranquil mirror for the surrounding trees, softening the edges of the horizon. The railway line slices through Appley Bridge, bringing a sharp, metallic urgency to a place otherwise defined by the slow, persistent movement of silt and stream. Such contrasts lend a peculiar grace to the air, balancing the industrial echoes of the past with the steady, unbothered growth of the hedgerows.
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About This Appley Bridge, Lancashire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Appley Bridge, 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 Appley Bridge includes coordinates 53.584476, -2.720725, 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 Appley Bridge is available on the Appley Bridge 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.