Matfen reveals itself through the low, clean light of Northumberland, where stone walls define the edges of ancient fields. It lies 5.3 miles north-north-east of Corbridge (from Corbridge: bearing 28°T, OS grid NZ 029 718), and is situated east-north-east of Great Whittington village. The land here rises and falls with a rhythmic composure, leading the eye toward the gentle incline of Grizzly Hill just to the north. Visitors often cross the clear, shallow waters of Matfen Burn, which cuts a quiet path through the surrounding pasture. A sense of permanence resides in the local architecture, where the grey masonry catches the shifting shadows of a northern sky. Beyond the domestic dwellings, the open expanse of The Green provides a flat, verdant stage for the village’s daily life. Matfen maintains a grounded character, shaped by the steady work of the land and the endurance of its historic stone foundations.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Matfen, 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 Matfen includes coordinates 55.041413, -1.95484, 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 Matfen is available on the Matfen 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.