Burgham commands the quiet, sweeping elevations of the Northumberland countryside, where the air holds a singular, keen clarity. It lies 7.0 miles north-north-west of Morpeth (from Morpeth: bearing 347°T, OS grid NZ 172 969), and is situated south-south-west of West Thirston village. The landscape around Burgham unfolds in broad, rhythmic swells of pasture, broken only by the silver thread of the Longdike Burn as it seeks its path through the lower fields. To the west, the rise of Bell’s Hill interrupts the horizon, casting long, bruised shadows that deepen as the sun descends toward the coast. The architecture here favors the sturdy, utilitarian stone of the North, reflecting a history bound to the soil and the slow turning of the seasons. Below the quiet slopes, the terrain softens, offering a stillness that seems to suspend the passage of time for any traveller crossing the meadows. This expanse of open sky and firm earth gives Burgham a character of stoic grace, indifferent to the hurried pace of the modern world.
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Live animated radar for Burgham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burgham, 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 Burgham includes coordinates 55.266491, -1.73026, 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 Burgham is available on the Burgham 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.