Penwortham, Lancashire Weather
About Penwortham, Lancashire
Penwortham commands a rise above the Ribble, watching the river carve its persistent path toward the Irish Sea. It lies 1.6 miles west-south-west of Preston (from Preston: bearing 241°T, OS grid SD 517 283), and is situated north of White Stake village. The high ground of Castle Hill Motte keeps a silent, grassy vigil over the lower meadows, where the earth bears the faint, lingering imprint of medieval fortifications. Sunlight catches the copper-tinted leaves in Hurst Grange Park, illuminating a landscape that balances the quietude of mature woodland against the distant hum of the modern world. Penwortham holds a distinct character that shifts from the Victorian brickwork of its high road to the hidden, shaded paths that descend toward the water. Residents often walk the perimeter of Priory Park, where the air feels thin and sharp, carrying the scent of damp soil and ancient stone. This geography defines the daily movement of the people, who traverse the slopes between their homes and the bustling thoroughfares that bridge the gap to the neighbouring city. A singular, enduring gravity pulls the gaze eastward, where the land drops away to reveal the wide, reflective basin of the river.
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About This Penwortham, Lancashire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Penwortham, 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 Penwortham includes coordinates 53.749538, -2.732587, 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 Penwortham is available on the Penwortham 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.