Bamburgh, Northumberland Weather
About Bamburgh, Northumberland
Salt-sprayed winds carry the ancient, relentless pulse of the North Sea across the rugged expanse of Bamburgh. It lies 12.5 miles east-north-east of Wooler (from Wooler: bearing 70°T, OS grid NU 180 349), and is situated east of Waren Mill village. Upon a crag of dolerite, the formidable silhouette of Bamburgh Castle commands the horizon, its stone walls absorbing the shifting greys and bruised purples of the coastal light. Below these ramparts, the Bamburgh Dunes SSSI stretch out in a wild, undulating carpet of marram grass that shivers under the constant pressure of the gale. History feels uncomfortably present here, not merely in the cold masonry, but in the memory of Grace Darling, whose bravery is preserved in the museum bearing her name. The air tastes of brine and iron, a sharp reminder of the shipwrecks scattered beneath the dark, churning currents off the shore. Visitors walking the quiet lanes of Bamburgh often find the horizon pulls their gaze seaward, where the Farne Islands break the grey expanse like jagged teeth. Such a landscape demands a certain stoicism, for here the elements do not merely surround the inhabitants; they dictate the rhythm of the day.
Flight conditions near Bamburgh. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Bamburgh and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Bamburgh, Northumberland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bamburgh, Northumberland, 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 Bamburgh includes coordinates 55.607725, -1.714306, in the county of Northumberland, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Bamburgh is available on the Bamburgh map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Northumberland 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.