Houghton, Northumberland Weather
About Houghton, Northumberland
Houghton commands a quiet prominence over the rolling Northumberland landscape, where the wind carries the faint, sharp scent of distant fields. It lies 2.3 miles north-west of Ryton (from Ryton: bearing 314°T, OS grid NZ 126 668), and is situated west of Heddon-on-the-Wall village. The elevation of Broomy Hill rises to the south-south-west, offering a vantage point where the light shifts across the pastures in long, pale ribbons. To the north-east, the remains of Hadrian's Wall and the Vallum stretch across the horizon, grounding Houghton in a deep, enduring silence that predates the modern map. The earth here holds the memory of ancient inhabitants, with the scheduled monument of a defended settlement marking the ground just south-west of South Farm. Shadows lengthen across the uneven turf in the late afternoon, revealing the subtle contours that define this northern terrain. Houghton remains defined by this intersection of Roman stone and the persistent, quiet growth of the surrounding countryside. Every lane and stone boundary wall reflects a deliberate, slow endurance against the elements.
Flight conditions near Houghton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Houghton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Houghton, Northumberland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Houghton, 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 Houghton includes coordinates 54.995722, -1.804166, 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 Houghton is available on the Houghton 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.