Scout, Lancashire Weather
About Scout, Lancashire
Scout emerges from the rugged topography of the Rossendale district as a place defined by the sharp, industrious character of the Lancashire uplands. It lies 1.6 miles east of Rawtenstall (from Rawtenstall: bearing 79°T, OS grid SD 836 232), and is situated north of Cowpe village. The terrain here rises with a purposeful incline, where the grey stone of the architecture mirrors the sombre, enduring quality of the surrounding hillsides. To the east, the steady, rhythmic flow of Shaw Clough Brook carves through the earth, a silver vein that has long sustained the quiet industry of the slopes. Rising beyond the brook, the slopes of Acre Hill cast long, violet shadows across the valley floor as the afternoon sun begins its retreat. The atmosphere of Scout remains largely untroubled by the haste of modern transit, favouring instead the solitude of the high moorland air. A singular clarity of light often descends upon the rooftops, illuminating the grit and texture of the masonry with a cold, honest brilliance. Scout endures as a testament to the resilience of those who built their lives amidst the steep, uncompromising gradients of the North West.
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Live animated radar for Scout and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Scout, Lancashire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Scout, 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 Scout includes coordinates 53.705275, -2.249245, 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 Scout is available on the Scout 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.