Low Southwick, Tyne and Wear Weather
About Low Southwick, Tyne and Wear
Low Southwick stretches along the northern bank of the River Wear, where the industrial echoes of the North East still cling to the grey, salt-washed air. It lies 1.4 miles north-west of Sunderland (from Sunderland: bearing 319°T, OS grid NZ 381 581). The landscape here is defined by a hard-won transition from the river’s edge to the rising ground, where the heavy legacy of shipbuilding once dictated the cadence of daily life. Today, the quietude of the surroundings is punctuated by the nearby Southwick Limekilns, where the crumbling masonry of the historic ruins stands as a stark, calcified reminder of a time when fire and stone powered the local economy. A short walk away, the open expanse of The Green offers a rare pocket of calm, its grass often slick with the morning mist that rolls in from the North Sea. The light in Low Southwick possesses a thin, metallic quality, catching the rusted ironwork of the riverbanks and the soot-darkened brick of older terraces. Beyond the immediate streets, the horizon is wide and indifferent, shaped by the distant, hulking forms of heavy industry that defined the identity of the Tyne and Wear district. Low Southwick remains a place of transition, caught between the persistent ghosts of its maritime past and the gradual encroachment of modern suburban quiet.
Flight conditions near Low Southwick. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Low Southwick and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Low Southwick, Tyne and Wear Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Low Southwick, 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 Low Southwick includes coordinates 54.917015, -1.406478, 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 Low Southwick is available on the Low Southwick 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.