Sefton, Merseyside Weather
About Sefton, Merseyside
Sefton preserves a quiet dignity amidst the flat, low-lying fields of the West Lancashire coastal plain. It lies 1.5 miles south-west of Maghull (from Maghull: bearing 232°T, OS grid SD 355 010), and is situated south-east of Lunt village. The ancient parish church of St Helen anchors the horizon, its sturdy sandstone tower rising above the level terrain like a silent sentinel watching over the passing seasons. Just a short walk away, the Sefton Old Hall Moated Site And Fishponds remain as hushed, water-filled echoes of a medieval past, where the reeds sway in the cool breeze blowing off the Irish Sea. The land here holds the damp, heavy scent of fertile soil, a testament to the agricultural labour that has defined the character of Sefton for centuries. Nearby, the Jubilee Woods Owl stands as a singular, watchful presence, its carved form offering a modern contrast to the deep, lingering shadows of the surrounding farmland. The flat, expansive sky dominates the view, casting a pale, shifting light that makes the hedges and ditches appear sharper and more defined against the horizon. Such openness grants the landscape a rare, austere beauty that lingers in the mind long after one has departed.
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Live animated radar for Sefton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Sefton, Merseyside Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sefton, 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 Sefton includes coordinates 53.502236, -2.973577, 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 Sefton is available on the Sefton 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.