Black Pole emerges from the flat, verdant expanse of the Fylde plain as a quiet convergence of rural lanes and ancient field boundaries. It lies 3.3 miles north-west of Fulwood (from Fulwood: bearing 307°T, OS grid SD 488 362), and is situated east-north-east of Catforth village. The horizon here is defined by a low, rhythmic sprawl of hedgerows that catch the pale, silvered light characteristic of the Lancashire coast. To the west, the cooling, shadowed currents of Woodplumpton Brook trace a slow path through the silt, offering a muted soundtrack to the damp, fertile earth. Further east, the gentle rise of Gravelly Hill breaks the monotony of the fields, providing a solitary landmark that anchors the gaze against the vast, shifting sky. Black Pole maintains a singular character defined by these waterways and the persistent, industrious history of the surrounding agricultural holdings. The air carries a distinct sharpness, smelling faintly of turned soil and the distant, cooling breath of the Irish Sea. Every turn in the road reveals how the land here remains unadorned, valuing the stark clarity of the seasons over the flourishes of modern development.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Black Pole, 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 Black Pole includes coordinates 53.819964, -2.77779, 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 Black Pole is available on the Black Pole 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.