Hexham, Northumberland Weather
About Hexham, Northumberland
Stone walls and slate roofs define the heavy, grey resilience of Hexham, a place where the river Tyne carves a path through the Northumbrian landscape. It lies 3.3 miles west of Corbridge (from Corbridge: bearing 267°T, OS grid NY 936 641), and is situated south-west of Oakwood village. The regional economy has long relied upon the fertile surrounding pastures and the steady trade brought by its historic market, which continues to draw farmers and merchants into the centre. Centuries of border conflict left their mark on the local architecture, creating an austere beauty in the limestone facades that catch the low, winter sun.
Hexham Abbey dominates the skyline, its thick foundations concealing the remains of an Anglo-Saxon monastery that whispers of ancient, half-forgotten devotions. Nearby, the Hexham Old Gaol stands as a reminder of the harsh justice once meted out to those who crossed the warden of the marches. The town has nurtured figures of note, including the actor Rowan Atkinson, who attended the local school before finding fame elsewhere. On quiet afternoons, the light catches the water of the Halgut Burn as it flows toward the abbey, grounding the modern bustle in a rhythm that has persisted for generations.
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Live animated radar for Hexham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Hexham, Northumberland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hexham, 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 Hexham includes coordinates 54.971781, -2.10093, 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 Hexham is available on the Hexham 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.