Holmes, Lancashire Weather
About Holmes, Lancashire
Holmes emerges from the flat, reclaimed expanse of the West Lancashire mosslands like a low-slung anchor in a sea of silt and peat. It lies 6.1 miles south of Freckleton (from Freckleton: bearing 178°T, OS grid SD 432 191), and is situated east-north-east of Mere Brow village. The horizon here is vast and unencumbered, allowing the light to wash over the fields with a sudden, silver intensity that makes the very air seem brittle. To the south-east, the quiet currents of Pale Ditch trace a vein through the dark earth, serving as a reminder of the water that once held dominion over this geography. Holmes sits amidst a landscape defined by the patient labour of drainage and the stubborn persistence of its agricultural roots. Beyond the immediate pastures, the diverse habitats of Mere Sands Wood Sssi provide a sanctuary where the silence is broken only by the migratory shift of wings. The architecture of Holmes remains modest and functional, mirroring the straightforward temperament of a region defined by its proximity to the damp, yielding soil. Each season brings a change in the scent of the peat, a sharp, earthy perfume that rises when the plough turns the heavy, nutrient-rich ground.
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Live animated radar for Holmes and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Holmes, Lancashire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Holmes, 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 Holmes includes coordinates 53.666094, -2.86048, 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 Holmes is available on the Holmes 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.