Glebe emerges from the North East landscape as a deliberate collection of homes and pathways shaped by the post-war expansion of the Washington district. It lies 0.5 miles east of Washington (from Washington: bearing 84°T, OS grid NZ 307 562). The sky here often takes on a pale, bruised violet hue at dusk, casting long shadows across the residential streets that define the character of Glebe. Residents find a quiet stillness within the nearby Glebe Welfare Park, where the manicured grass offers a soft contrast to the remnants of a heavy industrial past. A short distance to the north-east, the stone walls of Washington Old Hall hold the weight of centuries, standing as a resilient anchor against the encroaching modern sprawl. The air in these parts carries the faint, sharp memory of coal dust, a ghost of the deep-seam mining that once dictated the rhythm of every life in this corner of Tyne and Wear. Beneath the low-hanging clouds, the local topography remains flat and functional, yet it possesses a stark, honest geometry that refuses to apologise for its utility. This suburban expanse serves as a testament to the endurance of the local spirit, where the hum of contemporary traffic replaces the clatter of the pit heads.
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Live animated radar for Glebe and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Glebe, Tyne and Wear, 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. Air quality data includes PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the UK Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI 1-10) as used by DEFRA and the Met Office. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Glebe includes coordinates 54.899616, -1.522578, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Glebe is available on the Glebe map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Tyne and Wear 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.