Pool Hey emerges from the flat, reclaimed horizon of West Lancashire as a quiet junction of verdant fields and low-lying lanes. It lies 2.3 miles south-east of Southport (from Southport: bearing 124°T, OS grid SD 365 151), and is situated north-north-west of Carr Cross village. The landscape here is defined by the patient geometry of drainage ditches and the slow, ink-dark movement of the nearby Railways Ditch. Morning light often clings to the damp earth, revealing the singular, wide-open skies that characterise this corner of the North West. Beyond the immediate hedgerows, the presence of The Old Pool traces a meandering path through the terrain, whispering of a time when the water table dictated the movement of every traveller. Pool Hey remains a place of subtle shifts, where the wind carries the salt-tinged memory of the nearby coast across the cultivated soil. Residents live amidst a quiet stillness, far removed from the bustle of the larger coastal hubs. This expanse of level ground offers a clarity of perspective, grounding the observer in the unadorned, essential rhythms of the English countryside.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pool Hey, 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 Pool Hey includes coordinates 53.629001, -2.961629, 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 Pool Hey is available on the Pool Hey 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.