Dalton, Lancashire Weather
About Dalton, Lancashire
Dalton emerges as a quiet collection of stone and lane amidst the rolling elevation of West Lancashire. It lies 1.3 miles north-north-east of Skelmersdale (from Skelmersdale: bearing 19°T, OS grid SD 494 081). The horizon here is dominated by the prominence of Ashurst's Hill, where the land rises to offer a wide, contemplative view of the surrounding plains. A short distance to the east, the silhouette of Ashurst's Beacon stands as a sentinel, its presence grounding Dalton in a history of signal fires and ancient watchfulness. Beyond the immediate fields, the deep, wooded descent of Cobb's Clough carves a distinct shadow into the western landscape, providing a contrast to the high, open pastures that define the local geography. The light in Dalton possesses a particular clarity, catching the grey edges of field walls and the mossy textures of weathered masonry with a sharp, honest precision. Life here follows the subtle incline of the terrain, where the air remains crisp and the pace of the day is dictated by the movement of weather over the high ridges. Such a landscape offers a rare stillness, where the heavy, industrial legacies of the wider district seem to dissolve into the simple, persistent gravity of the countryside.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Dalton, Lancashire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dalton, 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 Dalton includes coordinates 53.567116, -2.764611, 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 Dalton is available on the Dalton 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.