North East weather radar

Severe flooding in recent years, and the effect of climate change, has prompted the Met Office, Northumbrian Water and the Environment Agency to propose the installation of a new weather radar in the North East - one of the missing links in national radar coverage.

At present the closest radar to the North East is in Lancashire resulting in poor weather radar coverage in parts of North Yorkshire, County Durham and Northumberland.

The proposed radar will be developed and funded by the three organisations with the Met Office providing technical and operational support.

For further information download a copy of the North East weather radar leaflet.