Weir, Lancashire Weather
About Weir, Lancashire
Weir emerges from the rugged spine of the Rossendale district as a place defined by the sharp, grey light of the Pennine sky. It lies 1.6 miles north of Bacup (from Bacup: bearing 4°T, OS grid SD 869 255), and is situated north-west of Sharneyford village. The waters of the River Irwell trace a restless path just to the east, carving through the gritstone foundations that have long anchored the local economy to textile milling and stone quarrying. High above the rooftops, the slopes of Small Shaw Height command the horizon, casting long, melancholic shadows across the stone terraces that define the residential character of the place. To the north-east, the slopes of Old Clough deepen the sense of isolation, where the wind often carries the cold, clear scent of damp earth and ancient moorland. The architecture here retains a stoic, functional dignity, built from local rock that seems to absorb the heavy rains rather than repel them. Every chimney stack and gable end serves as a silent marker of a working past, standing firm against the relentless weather that sweeps down from the high summits. Weir maintains a quiet, singular presence, indifferent to the bustle of the lowland towns, preferring the solitary company of the heather-clad hills.
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About This Weir, Lancashire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Weir, 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 Weir includes coordinates 53.726105, -2.198535, 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 Weir is available on the Weir 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.