Barrow Nook, Lancashire Weather
About Barrow Nook, Lancashire
Barrow Nook remains a quiet expanse of West Lancashire, where the flat, open fields stretch toward a horizon that seems to hold the light with a peculiar, lingering intensity. It lies 2.5 miles west-north-west of Rainford (from Rainford: bearing 299°T, OS grid SD 445 025), and is situated west of Rainford Junction village. The land here is defined by a low, rhythmic geometry of drainage ditches and ancient hedgerows that mark the slow transition between earth and sky. Only a short distance to the south-south-east, the waters of Bickerstaffe Delf Pond catch the passing clouds, offering a glassy stillness to the surrounding agricultural patchwork. Barrow Nook carries the quiet weight of a landscape shaped by farming, where the soil retains the damp, dark character of the Lancashire plain. To the south-west, the modest flow of Barrow Nook Brook winds through the fields, serving as a subtle artery for the local flora. The atmosphere here is one of deliberate space, where the wind carries the scent of turned earth and the distant, muted hum of modern industry remains firmly at the periphery. Every hedgerow and path in Barrow Nook feels like a private conversation between the resident and the seasons, undisturbed by the clamour of larger, more frantic places.
Flight conditions near Barrow Nook. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Barrow Nook and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Barrow Nook, Lancashire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barrow Nook, 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 Barrow Nook includes coordinates 53.516312, -2.838408, 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 Barrow Nook is available on the Barrow Nook 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.