Scarth Hill, Lancashire Weather
About Scarth Hill, Lancashire
Scarth Hill rises as a quiet prominence above the West Lancashire plain, catching the low, pale light that drifts across the fields from the Irish Sea. It lies 1.4 miles south-east of Ormskirk (from Ormskirk: bearing 143°T, OS grid SD 428 065), and is situated south-west of Westhead village. The land here holds a certain stoic reserve, its elevated position offering a vantage point over the shifting patchwork of hedgerows and fallow earth. To the north, the solitary figure of the Squirrel Sculpture marks a transition point where the domestic architecture of the outskirts yields to the open, breathing expanse of the countryside. History in Scarth Hill is not written in grand monuments, but in the slow, persistent accumulation of seasonal change upon the ancient lanes. A mile to the north, the Cross Hall Moated Site remains a silent witness to the medieval footprints that once traced this damp, fertile soil. The air carries the faint, sharp tang of distant salt and the metallic scent of morning frost, grounding the horizon in a reality that feels both brittle and enduring. Scarth Hill remains a place of subtle transitions, where the modern pace of Lancashire life softens against the weight of the horizon.
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About This Scarth Hill, Lancashire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Scarth Hill, 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 Scarth Hill includes coordinates 53.552139, -2.863992, 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 Scarth Hill is available on the Scarth Hill 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.