New Town occupies a modest rise within the Ribble Valley, where the land slopes gently toward the quiet waters of the Lancashire countryside. It lies 0.6 miles south-south-west of Longridge (from Longridge: bearing 195°T, OS grid SD 601 364). The morning light often catches the surface of Alston Reservoir Number 2, casting a silver reflection that defines the eastern edge of the landscape. Fields of heavy, damp earth stretch out from the houses, maintaining the agricultural character that has long shaped the local rhythm. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the presence of Alston Reservoir Number 1 adds a further stillness to the horizon, mirroring the pale northern sky. New Town remains defined by these open horizons and the steady, unadorned work of the surrounding pastures. The air here holds a crisp, clean quality, untroubled by the bustle of larger urban centres. It is a place where the architecture of the horizon takes precedence over the clutter of the street.
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Live animated radar for New Town and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Town, 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 New Town includes coordinates 53.82314, -2.60748, 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 New Town is available on the New Town 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.