Thornton, Merseyside Weather
About Thornton, Merseyside
Thornton unfolds across the flat, open expanses of Merseyside, where the low sky exerts a quiet pressure upon the damp, dark earth. It lies 2.0 miles north-north-east of Crosby (from Crosby: bearing 27°T, OS grid SD 337 010), and is situated south-west of Lunt village. Ancient stone markers define the character of these roads, where the Thornton Sundial casts a long, thin shadow across the pavement as the afternoon sun retreats. A short distance away, the weathered form of the Standing Cross at the junction of Green Lane and Water Street persists, offering a silent anchor to a landscape that has otherwise surrendered much of its agrarian past to modern lanes. The air here holds a particular clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the coast and the cooling presence of Hunt’s Brook as it winds its way toward the sea. Commuters pass through Thornton with a singular purpose, their vehicles humming against the stillness that gathers around the hedgerows and low-slung brick facades. This stretch of land retains a stubborn, muted beauty, defined by the way the grey light clings to the fields long after the working day has folded into evening. Such spaces possess a modest gravity, existing somewhere between the sprawl of the city and the solitude of the northern plains.
Flight conditions near Thornton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Thornton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Thornton, Merseyside Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Thornton, 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 Thornton includes coordinates 53.501615, -3.000806, 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 Thornton is available on the Thornton 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.