Overton, Lancashire Weather
About Overton, Lancashire
Overton captures the salt-heavy breath of the Irish Sea, where the horizon dissolves into a flat, grey expanse of tidal mud and shifting silt. It lies 2.6 miles south-south-east of Heysham (from Heysham: bearing 151°T, OS grid SD 437 580), and is situated east-south-east of Middleton village. The landscape around Overton feels surrendered to the sky, a low-lying geography where the light seems to pool in the hollows of the earth before receding with the tide. To the south, the intricate channels of Lades Marsh pull the eye toward the water, creating a restless border between the solid land and the encroaching sea. Cattle graze upon these saline pastures with a heavy, stolid patience, seemingly indifferent to the distant hum of the modern world. Beyond the fields, Colloway Hill offers a modest vantage point, a singular rise that allows one to trace the jagged silhouette of the coast as it retreats toward the horizon. The architecture of Overton remains humble, composed of stone and slate that has weathered the relentless scouring of coastal gales for generations. A profound stillness settles over the lanes when the wind drops, leaving only the sharp, lonely cries of gulls to mark the passage of the afternoon.
Flight conditions near Overton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Overton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Overton, Lancashire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Overton, 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 Overton includes coordinates 54.015329, -2.860652, 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 Overton is available on the Overton 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.