South Hylton, Tyne and Wear Weather
About South Hylton, Tyne and Wear
South Hylton breathes with the steady, tidal pulse of the River Wear, reflecting a landscape shaped by both industrial grit and reclaimed wildness. It lies 2.6 miles west of Sunderland (from Sunderland: bearing 274°T, OS grid NZ 353 568), and is situated north-north-east of West Herrington village. The light here often catches the limestone ridges, casting sharp, pale shadows that seem to hold the memory of the heavy machinery once grinding in the local quarries. At the edge of the residential streets, the South Hylton Pasture Sssi offers a quiet expanse of grassland where the earth feels ancient and unbothered by the nearby modern thoroughfares. Residents walk past the bronze silhouette of The Shipwrights in Ferryboat Lane, a metallic tribute that stands as a silent sentinel to the ghosts of the shipyards that defined the riverbanks for generations. The topography shifts abruptly from the flat river plains to the steeper, limestone-rich outcrops of the Claxheugh Rock And Ford Limestone Quarry Sssi, where the rock face reveals a layered, geological patience. South Hylton maintains a distinct character, caught between the lingering echo of its maritime heritage and the encroaching silence of the surrounding natural heights. Winter afternoons here possess a peculiar clarity, as the low sun bleaches the slate roofs and turns the river into a ribbon of hammered silver.
Flight conditions near South Hylton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for South Hylton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This South Hylton, Tyne and Wear Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Hylton, 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 South Hylton includes coordinates 54.904708, -1.4495, 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 South Hylton is available on the South Hylton 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.