Rake Foot, Lancashire Weather
About Rake Foot, Lancashire
Rake Foot holds a quiet authority over the steep, rain-washed slopes that define this rugged corner of the Rossendale district. It lies 1.4 miles north of Rawtenstall (from Rawtenstall: bearing 359°T, OS grid SD 810 250). The stone dwellings here appear to have grown directly from the hillside, their grey walls reflecting the shifting, bruised light that frequently rolls in from the surrounding moorland. Only a short walk away, the still waters of Short Clough Reservoir catch the sky in a mirror of slate and iron, grounding the landscape in a cold, industrial clarity. High above the rooftops, the craggy spine of Bonfire Hill rises to meet the clouds, asserting a wilder geography that persists despite the tidy geometry of the suburban lanes. The air carries a sharp, metallic tang of damp earth and moss, a reminder of the deep valleys where water has carved its path through the gritstone for centuries. Pinner Clough slices into the western flank of the terrain, drawing the eye toward the deeper shadows of the Pennines where the horizon feels vast and untamed. Rake Foot maintains a modest, steady poise, serving as a threshold between the grit of the valley floor and the high, wind-battered silence of the hills.
Flight conditions near Rake Foot. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Rake Foot and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Rake Foot, Lancashire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rake Foot, 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 Rake Foot includes coordinates 53.721339, -2.288331, 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 Rake Foot is available on the Rake Foot 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.