Worsthorne, Lancashire Weather
About Worsthorne, Lancashire
Worsthorne keeps a quiet watch over the Pennine fringes, its stone cottages catching the pale, thin light that spills over the gritstone edges. It lies 2.2 miles east of Burnley (from Burnley: bearing 90°T, OS grid SD 875 323), and is situated north-north-west of Hurstwood village. Beyond the last of the modern roofs, the land rises sharply toward the dark silhouette of Red Knoll, where the wind carries a persistent, scouring chill from the moor. The River Brun begins its journey nearby, a narrow vein of water cutting through the earth to mark the divide between the high pastures and the industrial valley below. Ancient echoes remain in the landscape, most notably at the Ring Cairn on Slipper Hill, where the circular stone arrangements hold a stillness that defies the passing of centuries. Worsthorne retains a character defined by this stark proximity to the wild, as if the houses themselves are braced against the encroaching silence of the hills. The gritstone architecture, weathered to the colour of pewter, reflects a history carved from the stubborn geology of the region. Even in the height of summer, the air here retains a crystalline sharpness that reminds any traveller of the proximity to the high, open sky.
Flight conditions near Worsthorne. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Worsthorne and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Worsthorne, Lancashire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Worsthorne, 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 Worsthorne includes coordinates 53.787695, -2.190554, 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 Worsthorne is available on the Worsthorne 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.