Downholland Cross, Lancashire Weather
About Downholland Cross, Lancashire
Downholland Cross marks a quiet convergence of flat, open fields where the horizon seems to stretch wider than the earth itself. It lies 2.8 miles north-north-west of Maghull (from Maghull: bearing 347°T, OS grid SD 365 069), and is situated south-east of Haskayne village. The light here catches the damp, low-lying soil, turning the furrows into ribbons of silver after a morning rain. Mairscough Brook meanders sluggishly through the nearby pastures, a modest vein of water that gives the landscape a sense of patient, unhurried continuity. A short distance away, the elevation of Rabbit Hill provides a rare vantage point to observe how the sky dominates the flat expanse of the West Lancashire plain. Downholland Cross remains defined by its agricultural heritage, where the steady industry of the farmyard persists against the encroachment of modern transit. The air carries the faint, sharp scent of turned peat, a reminder of the ancient mosses that once governed this expanse of the North West. Through the turning seasons, the stillness of the fields ensures that Downholland Cross remains a place where the passage of time is measured by the growth of crops rather than the clamour of machines.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Downholland Cross, Lancashire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Downholland 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 Downholland Cross includes coordinates 53.555291, -2.959745, 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 Downholland Cross is available on the Downholland 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.