Cowbar, Cleveland Weather
About Cowbar, Cleveland
Cowbar commands the rugged edge of the North Yorkshire coast, where the firmament meets the North Sea in a perennial contest of salt and stone. It lies 3.6 miles east of Loftus (from Loftus: bearing 84°T, OS grid NZ 780 188), and is situated north-west of Staithes village. High cliffs of Jurassic shale define the horizon, casting long, melancholic shadows across the churning water below. The quietude of the place is broken only by the rhythmic percussion of the tide against the base of Sandy Wyke, where the shore remains indifferent to the passage of human affairs. A short distance away, the Staithes Heritage Centre and the Captain Cook Museum preserve the memory of maritime ambition, grounding the local identity in the harsh realities of seafaring. Cowbar maintains a stoic character, shaped by the relentless wind and the raw, unadorned beauty of the Cleveland coastline. Exposed to the elements, the landscape possesses a stark clarity that strips away the superfluous, leaving only the essential geometry of earth and sky. This coastal expanse demands a certain resilience from all who dwell upon its precipice, mirroring the fortitude of the rock itself.
Flight conditions near Cowbar. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Cowbar and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Cowbar, Cleveland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cowbar, Cleveland, 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 Cowbar includes coordinates 54.559262, -0.79534, in the county of Cleveland, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Cowbar is available on the Cowbar map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Cleveland 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.