Carr Cross, Lancashire Weather
About Carr Cross, Lancashire
Carr Cross anchors the flat, peat-rich horizon of West Lancashire, where the sky hangs heavy and wide over the reclaimed mosslands. It lies 2.9 miles south-east of Southport (from Southport: bearing 131°T, OS grid SD 369 141), and is situated north-west of Scarisbrick village. The landscape here remains defined by the persistent drainage of the soil, a process that has long dictated the way the light catches the furrows of the fields. To the east, the quiet, persistent flow of Snig Pot Brook marks the boundary of a terrain shaped by centuries of agricultural labour. Carr Cross exists as a modest junction of lanes, where the damp breath of the coast meets the silty earth of the inland plains. A short distance away, the grounds of the moated site of Scarisbrick Hall suggest a deeper, more aristocratic history hidden behind the modern hedges. The air here often holds a sharp, clean chill, sharpened by the proximity of the flat, open winds that sweep across the surrounding acres. Carr Cross maintains a quiet, utilitarian presence, serving as a steady point of orientation amidst the sprawling, green geometry of the Lancashire countryside.
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About This Carr Cross, Lancashire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carr Cross, 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 Carr Cross includes coordinates 53.620068, -2.954683, 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 Carr Cross is available on the Carr Cross 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.