Rimington, Lancashire Weather
About Rimington, Lancashire
Rimington occupies a quiet fold of the Ribble Valley where the light possesses a pale, limestone clarity that softens the sharp edges of the surrounding fields. It lies 4.3 miles west of Barnoldswick (from Barnoldswick: bearing 264°T, OS grid SD 808 459), and is situated north-east of Downham village. The terrain here rises in modest, grassy swells, notably defined by the presence of Cudber Hill and Tewit Hill which command the southern horizon. Beneath these heights, the land retains the memory of a harder, industrial past, evidenced by the scattered remnants of medieval lead mines and lime kilns that once demanded much of the local earth. Water moves through the landscape with a purposeful, muted energy, particularly where the Stankhill Beck cuts a narrow, winding path through the vegetation. Rimington maintains a stoic character, its houses constructed from the same carboniferous stone that defines the geology of the wider district. Residents often observe the shifting patterns of the clouds as they gather over the valley, casting long, melancholic shadows that momentarily alter the colour of the drystone walls. This environment rewards the patient observer, offering a stillness that remains largely undisturbed by the frantic pace of contemporary life.
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About This Rimington, Lancashire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rimington, 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 Rimington includes coordinates 53.909464, -2.293006, 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 Rimington is available on the Rimington 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.