Snods Edge emerges from the high, open ridges of Northumberland as a place of sparse horizons and wide, restless skies. It lies 2.9 miles west-north-west of Consett (from Consett: bearing 290°T, OS grid NZ 063 525), and is situated north-north-west of Castleside village. The landscape around Snods Edge holds a quiet austerity, where the wind carries the chill of the Pennines across fields that seem to tilt toward the light of the setting sun. To the east, the waters of the Shotleyfield Burn carve modest, hidden paths through the earth, offering a sharp contrast to the exposed, elevated tracts of the surrounding moorland. The proximity of the Airy Holm Reservoir brings a stillness to the air, reflecting the grey-blue tones of northern clouds that drift low over the stone walls and sparse hedgerows. History here is marked less by grand monuments and more by the enduring endurance of the land itself, which has long supported a life defined by the seasons and the rugged terrain. The light in this corner of the county possesses a particular clarity, sharpening the lines of the landscape until every fence post and rise in the ground feels etched with precise, unsentimental purpose. Snods Edge remains a place of singular character, where the silence is seldom broken save for the distant, rhythmic turning of the weather and the passage of the seasons.
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Live animated radar for Snods Edge and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Snods Edge, 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 Snods Edge includes coordinates 54.867265, -1.902417, 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 Snods Edge is available on the Snods Edge 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.