Blackleach, Lancashire Weather
About Blackleach, Lancashire
Blackleach commands a modest corner of the Lancashire plains, where the horizon broadens under the weight of an expansive, low-slung sky. It lies 3.4 miles east-north-east of Kirkham (from Kirkham: bearing 64°T, OS grid SD 476 344), and is situated west of Swillbrook village. The character of Blackleach is defined by the quiet persistence of its agricultural boundaries, where hedgerows mark the slow passage of seasons against the stubborn earth. To the north-north-east, the waters of Woodplumpton Brook trace a silver vein through the fields, lending a sharp, damp clarity to the morning air. The landscape rises gently towards the east, where the distant silhouette of White Hill provides a constant, sombre anchor to the view. Sunlight here possesses a pale, rinsed quality, catching the dew on the meadows and illuminating the stark, utilitarian lines of the local farmsteads. Blackleach remains a place of quiet industry, where the rhythmic hum of rural life persists without fanfare or interruption. These fields and watercourses hold a stillness that feels heavy with the accumulated centuries of tilling and harvest.
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About This Blackleach, Lancashire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blackleach, 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 Blackleach includes coordinates 53.803699, -2.796333, 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 Blackleach is available on the Blackleach 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.