Medlar holds a quiet authority over the flat, productive plains of the Fylde, where the horizon stretches wide under a vast, unencumbered sky. It lies 2.2 miles north-north-west of Kirkham (from Kirkham: bearing 344°T, OS grid SD 417 355), and is situated east of Esprick village. The land here remains stubbornly agricultural, defined by the slow, deliberate pulse of seasonal ploughing and the low silhouettes of hedgerows. Only a brief stride away, the waters of Medlar Brook trace a modest, winding path through the heavy clay, feeding the moisture into the surrounding fields. Further to the west, the subtle rise of Whitprick Hill breaks the monotony of the plain, offering a slight elevation that catches the fading light of late afternoon. Medlar retains an air of profound stillness, untouched by the frantic pace of the larger towns that anchor the coast. In the damp mornings, the mist clings to the meadows, softening the edges of the barns and the long, straight lines of the rural lanes. This landscape demands a patient eye, rewarding those who notice how the shadows shift across the fields long before the sun has fully retreated.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Medlar, 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 Medlar includes coordinates 53.813369, -2.886155, 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 Medlar is available on the Medlar 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.