Weather station in Gilesgate, Durham City
Get Durham’s real‑time weather, 7‑day outlook and climate history from a local station linked to the Met Office.
This is a real weather website from a Durham resident (Dave O’Hara), rather than an aggregator. I also have a strong connection with the Durham University weather station, which reports directly to the Met Office.
Durham Weather Forecast and Current Weather
The weather forecast for tomorrow and the next 7 days in Durham is available here (click the big blue ‘Live Durham Weather’ button). You can also see current and historical weather from the site.
The Durham Climate – What its normally like
The weather in Durham is different to Ferryhill where I used to live (see below). Gardens are typically more sheltered, having hedges and plants rather than yards and concrete and outside netties (toilets).
Temperatures can be modified a bit, but it’s more gusty in windy weather as there are more buildings to disrupt the direct wind flow.
Have a look at the Durham Climate page detailing the typical climate of Durham and the North East and what to expect here.
Durham Weather Photos – Make things look nice
I’ll also show any weather themed photographs or videos sent by my kind readers. Please note I’d need dates and locations of any you send if you could.
I’ll give you a full shout-out credit for any Durham weather photos I feature (your name in lights). Please contact me if you are interested.
Ferryhill Weather Website Archive
In addition to the Durham data i’m collecting now, I’ve also copied over the data from my old Ferryhill weather website.
I was at this location for 18 years and have records for Ferryhill from the end of 1999 up until 2011.
It’s got the legendary snowy winter of 2010 in amongst it, so worth keeping for posterity.
As I said earlier on the page, I have close ties with Durham University Observatory on Potters Bank in Durham. It is the official Met Office one after all, so better keep in sync. The old monthly summaries are over on the Ferryhill Archive page.
Bonacina/O’Hara UK Snowfall History
This is a continuation of the UK Snowfall History catalog developed by an old Italian guy called Leo Bonacina. It shows UK snowfall by year and I add to it (because little old Leo is long dead) with information from other sources.
This brought it more or less up to date (the original only covered 1875-1975, a bit before my time). Each winter has been classified as ‘Little’, ‘Average’, ‘Snowy’ or ‘Very Snowy.
They are colour coded, depending on the amount of snow and how generally it fell. I try to add to it each winter.
It doesn’t just show Durham snow or north east snow. They are referenced in the UK snowfall statistics. I have continued the UK snowfall history series here. It has been extended to the present day. I try to summarise each winter snowfall in the same ‘Leo Bonacina way’.
See the UK snowfall statistics on the Bonacina/O’Hara UK Snowfall History page.
Durham Weather is a privately owned website in Gilesgate, Durham City. Our aim is to provide valuable information to our local community, and educate about the weather through topical articles and research.