Swalwell, Tyne and Wear Weather
About Swalwell, Tyne and Wear
Swalwell occupies a terrain shaped by the confluence of industrial heritage and the enduring presence of the River Derwent. It lies 0.5 miles north-north-west of Whickham (from Whickham: bearing 332°T, OS grid NZ 204 620). The landscape here retains the quiet echoes of its iron-working past, where the heavy pulse of the forge has given way to a softer, residential composure. Residents find a meditative stillness at nearby Shibdon Pond, where the water mirrors the shifting grey and amber light of the northern sky. Swalwell maintains a direct connection to its surroundings through the green corridors of Derwenthaugh Riverside Park, which trace the river’s path toward the Tyne. The earth beneath the nearby Lower Derwent Meadows SSSI guards a quiet, protected biodiversity that thrives in the damp, fertile soil of the valley floor. Sunlight often catches the low-lying mist that clings to these meadows, lending the horizon a pale, translucent quality in the early hours. These remnants of nature serve as a gentle counterpoint to the orderly rows of houses that define the character of Swalwell today.
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Live animated radar for Swalwell and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Swalwell, Tyne and Wear Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swalwell, 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 Swalwell includes coordinates 54.952313, -1.682214, 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 Swalwell is available on the Swalwell 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.