Kiln Pit Hill commands a high, exposed ridge where the northern wind carries the sharp, clean scent of upland pastures. It lies 5.0 miles west-north-west of Consett (from Consett: bearing 301°T, OS grid NZ 039 550), and is situated west-south-west of Whittonstall village. The land here slopes away in long, bruised shadows, offering a vantage point that feels detached from the low-lying bustle of the valleys below. Rising abruptly just 0.1 miles to the north-north-west, the eponymous hill creates a natural barrier that dictates the flow of weather across the local rooftops. Rainfall finds its way into the nearby Newfield Burn, which carves a modest, persistent path through the surrounding fields of rough grass and stone. The quality of light in the late afternoon possesses a brittle clarity, illuminating the grey slate of the buildings against the deepening purple of the heather. Kiln Pit Hill remains a place of sparse, honest lines, defined more by the movement of the clouds above than by the reach of any grand architectural ambition.
Flight conditions near Kiln Pit Hill. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Kiln Pit Hill and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kiln Pit Hill, 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 Kiln Pit Hill includes coordinates 54.890528, -1.939902, 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 Kiln Pit Hill is available on the Kiln Pit Hill 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.