Shotton, Northumberland Weather
About Shotton, Northumberland
Shotton remains a quiet collection of dwellings where the Northumberland horizon stretches wide and indifferent to the passing of modern seasons. It lies 2.5 miles west-north-west of Cramlington (from Cramlington: bearing 283°T, OS grid NZ 224 779), and is situated south-east of Stannington village. The land here slopes with a subtle, rhythmic grace, dropping toward the verdant hollow of Stannington Vale to the north. To the south-east, the earth rises in the gentle, firm curve of Down Hill, casting long, thin shadows across the fields as the afternoon light begins to thin. Shotton retains a stoic character, shaped by centuries of agricultural labour that have left the soil firm and the stone boundaries stark against the sky. Travellers might notice the expansive, manicured peace of Blagdon nearby, where the heavy woods offer a sharp, dark contrast to the open, wind-swept arable tracts surrounding the houses. The air in these parts carries a clean, sharp chill, reminiscent of the North Sea breezes that traverse the county without obstruction. Each day, the light plays upon the local stonework, revealing the honest, unadorned beauty of a place that prefers the silence of the fields to the noise of the world.
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About This Shotton, Northumberland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shotton, 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 Shotton includes coordinates 55.095517, -1.649443, 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 Shotton is available on the Shotton 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.