Hartwood, Lancashire Weather
About Hartwood, Lancashire
Hartwood marks a steady transition between the limestone-rich foundations of Lancashire and the sprawling suburban reach of the north. It lies 1.0 miles north of Chorley (from Chorley: bearing 9°T, OS grid SD 585 193). The terrain here holds a quiet composure, where the land slopes gently toward the River Chor, whose waters catch the grey, bruised light of an autumn afternoon with surprising clarity. Hartwood maintains a deliberate pace, far removed from the clamour of the nearby market square, yet connected by the persistent pulse of the surrounding roads. Residents often walk the paths that lead towards the expansive grounds of Astley Hall, where the heavy boughs of ancient trees provide a shelter that feels older than the modern brickwork of the houses. The air carries a faint, sharp scent of damp earth and moss, a reminder of the proximity of the brooks that vein the geography of this district. On clearer days, the horizon offers a view of the rolling shifts in the landscape that define this part of the North West. Hartwood remains a place of domestic stillness, defined not by grand monuments, but by the steady, unremarkable rhythm of daily life unfolding under a wide, shifting sky.
Flight conditions near Hartwood. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Hartwood and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Hartwood, Lancashire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hartwood, 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 Hartwood includes coordinates 53.668909, -2.629051, 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 Hartwood is available on the Hartwood 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.