Cleveleys, Lancashire Weather
About Cleveleys, Lancashire
Cleveleys draws its character from the restless, slate-grey tides of the Irish Sea, where the horizon dissolves into an infinite wash of pale light. It lies 1.8 miles west-north-west of Thornton (from Thornton: bearing 301°T, OS grid SD 317 435). Originally a modest collection of farmsteads, the place evolved through the twentieth century into a distinctive coastal destination defined by its promenade and retail vitality. The local economy relies heavily upon the steady pulse of seasonal tourism and a bustling commercial core that serves the wider Fylde peninsula. Salt-crusted winds shape the rhythm of daily life here, grounding the modern shops and residential crescents in the raw, shifting geography of the Lancashire coast.
Cleveleys Beach offers a vast, expansive stage where the low sun casts long, skeletal shadows across the wet sand, drawing residents toward the water’s edge. Near the shoreline, the metallic, haunting form of Mary’s Shell serves as a silent sentinel, reflecting the changing moods of the sky in its weathered surface. This public artwork captures the imaginative spirit of the promenade, standing as a quiet counterpoint to the nearby Jubilee Gardens where colourful flowerbeds provide a soft contrast to the bracing maritime air. The town maintains a distinct, unpretentious identity, far removed from the grander ambitions of its neighbouring resorts. Visitors often find a peculiar beauty in the way the wide, open sky dominates the skyline, reminding everyone that the sea remains the true architect of this place.
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About This Cleveleys, Lancashire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cleveleys, 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 Cleveleys includes coordinates 53.883709, -3.039899, 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 Cleveleys is available on the Cleveleys 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.