Knarsdale, Northumberland Weather
About Knarsdale, Northumberland
Knarsdale remains a quiet witness to the shifting light that defines the high, open terrain of Northumberland. It lies 5.2 miles north-north-west of Alston (from Alston: bearing 332°T, OS grid NY 677 539), and is situated north of Slaggyford village. The local topography is dominated by a rugged, expansive austerity where the winds carry the sharp, clean scent of damp peat and ancient stone. To the north, the waters of Thinhope Burn carve a persistent path through the earth, marking the land with a restless, silver clarity. The nearby Knarsdale Meadows SSSI provides a sanctuary for flora that thrives in these acidic, water-logged soils, undisturbed by the hurried pace of modern industry. Across this landscape, the elevation rises toward the horizon, creating a vast, exposed bowl that seems to hold the sky in an intimate, heavy embrace. Knarsdale persists as a place where the architecture of the natural world—the ridges and the hidden ravines—dictates the rhythm of existence far more than the works of man. Such environments demand a certain stoicism from those who walk these paths, offering in return a solitude that is both rare and profoundly clarifying.
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Live animated radar for Knarsdale and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Knarsdale, Northumberland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Knarsdale, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Knarsdale includes coordinates 54.878858, -2.503454, 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 Knarsdale is available on the Knarsdale 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.