Otterburn, Northumberland Weather
About Otterburn, Northumberland
Otterburn commands a stoic presence amidst the wild, sweeping vistas of Northumberland National Park, where the horizon seems to stretch toward an infinite, bruised sky. It lies 12.0 miles west-south-west of Rothbury (from Rothbury: bearing 244°T, OS grid NY 884 931), and is situated west of Elsdon village. The River Rede curves gracefully through the lowlands just to the southeast, its waters reflecting the fleeting, silvery light that defines these northern moors. History hangs heavy in the air near the site of the Battle of Otterburn 1388, a clash that resonates in the local memory as clearly as the tolling of a distant bell. To the west, the stone monolith of Percy’s Cross marks the passage of centuries with a quiet, weathered dignity. Otterburn balances this martial heritage with the soft, persistent growth of the surrounding hills, where the heather browns and golds shift with the turning of the seasons. Life here follows the pulse of the changing weather, grounded by the endurance of the landscape and the steady flow of the nearby streams.
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Live animated radar for Otterburn and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Otterburn, Northumberland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Otterburn, 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 Otterburn includes coordinates 55.2328, -2.183447, 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 Otterburn is available on the Otterburn 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.