Wharles holds its own against the vast, flat horizon of the Fylde with a quiet, stubborn persistence. It lies 2.6 miles north-north-east of Kirkham (from Kirkham: bearing 25°T, OS grid SD 444 359), and is situated south-west of Inskip village. The landscape here is defined by wide, open fields that seem to pull the sky down until the clouds touch the hedgerows. A short distance to the north-east, the waters of Inskip Brook carve a slender, winding path through the silt and clay, providing a slow pulse to the surrounding farmland. The light in Wharles often takes on a pale, silver quality, particularly during the late afternoons when the sun dips low over the distant mosses. Further west, the subtle rise of Whitprick Hill breaks the monotony of the plain, offering a slight elevation that anchors the view. Life in Wharles remains tied to the rhythms of the seasons and the heavy, fertile soil that demands constant attention from the local hands. Each passing year adds little to the map, yet the character of the place persists in the way the wind catches the long grass along the roadside.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wharles, 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 Wharles includes coordinates 53.816572, -2.844604, 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 Wharles is available on the Wharles 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.