Longhoughton, Northumberland Weather
About Longhoughton, Northumberland
Longhoughton draws its character from the salt-heavy winds that sweep inland from the North Sea, tempering the austere stone of its architecture with a persistent, bracing chill. It lies 3.8 miles east-north-east of Alnwick (from Alnwick: bearing 68°T, OS grid NU 243 154), and is situated west-north-west of Boulmer village. The land surrounding Longhoughton tilts gently toward the coast, where the rugged geological strata of the Longhoughton Quarry Sssi offer a stark, exposed record of the earth’s ancient foundations. A short distance away, the sheltered canopy of Cushat Wood provides a verdant contrast to the open, windswept fields that define the local horizon. The architecture of the parish church serves as a grounding anchor, its masonry reflecting the shifting, bruised colours of the Northumberland sky as the light fades over the coast. Residents often walk the paths toward the Howick Burn, where the water cuts a silver thread through the landscape toward the sea. This quiet corner of the North East remains defined by its proximity to the elements, where the horizon feels vast and the air carries the sharp, clean scent of crushed stone and brine. Longhoughton maintains a stoic presence, indifferent to the passage of time as the tides continue their rhythmic encroachment upon the nearby sands.
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Live animated radar for Longhoughton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Longhoughton, Northumberland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longhoughton, 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 Longhoughton includes coordinates 55.432459, -1.616678, 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 Longhoughton is available on the Longhoughton 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.