Charnock Richard, Lancashire Weather
About Charnock Richard, Lancashire
Charnock Richard holds a quiet authority over the flat, expansive pastures that define this portion of the Lancashire landscape. It lies 2.1 miles south-west of Chorley (from Chorley: bearing 234°T, OS grid SD 555 157), and is situated north-north-west of Coppull village. The earth here retains a damp, heavy fertility, feeding the verdant Charnock Richard Pasture Sssi where rare grasses flourish away from the encroaching modern thoroughfares. To the east, the sunlight catches the surface of Big Lodge Water, transforming the reservoir into a mirror of slate and bruised clouds. Charnock Richard remains defined by the slow, deliberate movement of the nearby Clancutt Brook, which carves a modest, insistent path through the surrounding fields. Brick and stone homes align themselves along the main road, reflecting a heritage built upon the stubborn industry of the northern soil. The horizon offers no dramatic peaks, yet the sky seems wider here, pressing down with a gravity that demands a persistent, honest labour from those who dwell beneath it.
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About This Charnock Richard, Lancashire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Charnock Richard, 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 Charnock Richard includes coordinates 53.636195, -2.674465, 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 Charnock Richard is available on the Charnock Richard 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.