Stobswood, Northumberland Weather
About Stobswood, Northumberland
Stobswood occupies a landscape where the heavy silence of past coal extraction meets the slow, persistent reclamation of the Northumbrian earth. It lies 4.9 miles north-north-west of Ashington (from Ashington: bearing 332°T, OS grid NZ 238 946), and is situated south-west of Widdrington village. The horizon here is dominated by the skeletal, rusted remains of a massive dragline shovel, a colossal iron relic that looms over the fields like a forgotten titan of the industrial age. Just a short walk away, the dense, sheltered canopy of Grange Wood offers a stark contrast to this metallic skeleton, holding the light in a muted, verdant suspension. During the quiet hours of the afternoon, the air around Stobswood carries a distinct, sharp clarity that highlights the subtle contours of the surrounding farmland. The local terrain retains the memory of its former opencast workings, now softened by the patient encroachment of wild grasses and scrub. This geography remains defined by the interplay between the stark, man-made relics of the twentieth century and the steady, indifferent growth of the natural world. Stobswood persists as a place where the grandeur of heavy machinery and the unassuming presence of the countryside exist in a strange, enduring equilibrium.
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About This Stobswood, Northumberland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stobswood, 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 Stobswood includes coordinates 55.2453, -1.627052, 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 Stobswood is available on the Stobswood 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.