Wray, Lancashire Weather
About Wray, Lancashire
Wray occupies a modest fold of the landscape where the land begins to rise toward the rugged fells of the Forest of Bowland. It lies 4.2 miles west-south-west of High Bentham (from High Bentham: bearing 254°T, OS grid SD 602 674), and is situated east-south-east of Hornby village. The River Roeburn carves a clear, rhythmic path through the valley floor just south of the houses, its waters reflecting the pale, shifting light of the North West. Ancient stone walls define the boundaries of fields that have been tilled for centuries, maintaining a quiet continuity that persists despite the changing seasons. To the east, the protected grasses of Clear Beck Meadow SSSI offer a sanctuary for wildflowers, their colours softening the transition between the manicured gardens and the wilder moorland beyond. Wray hosts a vibrant annual scarecrow festival, an event that transforms the streets into a parade of ingenuity and local humour. This tradition brings a sudden, vivid animation to the lanes, contrasting with the stoic patience of the grey masonry that defines the older cottages. The air here holds a crisp, clean quality, carried down from the higher ground and filtered through the damp, mossy stones that line the local brooks.
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About This Wray, Lancashire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wray, 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 Wray includes coordinates 54.101362, -2.608864, 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 Wray is available on the Wray 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.