Old Boston, Merseyside Weather
About Old Boston, Merseyside
Old Boston keeps a steady watch over the northern reaches of the St. Helens district, where the heavy Lancashire sky often softens the sharp lines of its industrial heritage. It lies 1.2 miles north of Newton-le-Willows (from Newton-le-Willows: bearing 360°T, OS grid SJ 572 973). The terrain here carries the quiet memory of coal seams and the deep, deliberate labour that once defined the local economy. A short walk to the south, the verdant reach of Lyme and Wood Pits Country Park offers a slow transition from these paved foundations back into a wilder, unmanaged green. Old Boston maintains a reserved composure, its streets echoing with the persistent, rhythmic hum of modern transit that skirts the edges of the horizon. To the east, the stillness of Cowhey Dam reflects the shifting clouds, providing a mirror for the light that filters through the canopy of the surrounding woods. This landscape does not demand attention, yet it holds a certain gravity in its low-slung ridges and narrow lanes. The people of Old Boston navigate these paths with a familiar ease, grounded by the steady, unassuming presence of the earth beneath their feet.
Flight conditions near Old Boston. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Old Boston and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Old Boston, Merseyside Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Old Boston, Merseyside, 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. Air quality data includes PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the UK Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI 1-10) as used by DEFRA and the Met Office. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Old Boston includes coordinates 53.47078, -2.645084, in the county of Merseyside, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Old Boston is available on the Old Boston map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Merseyside 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.