Skelton, Cleveland Weather
About Skelton, Cleveland
Skelton keeps a steady watch over the northern edge of the North York Moors, where the land tilts firmly toward the grey North Sea. It lies 1.5 miles south-south-west of Saltburn-by-the-Sea (from Saltburn-by-the-Sea: bearing 195°T, OS grid NZ 658 188), and is situated north of Skelton Green village. Ironstone mining once churned the earth here, leaving a legacy of sturdy brickwork that defines the local economy and character. Today, the quiet rhythm of the place is punctuated by the wind moving across Bag Dale, a valley that carries the memory of industrial toil into the modern day. The light here is often sharp and clean, catching the edges of the old stone walls as they hold the weight of a working history.
Visitors often find a moment of stillness at Town Green, where the grass holds the cool dampness of a coastal morning. The nearby silhouette of Skelton Castle looms as a reminder of the ancient landed families, though the modern spirit of the place is found in the local football club, Skelton United, which brings a familiar roar to the weekend air. Those who walk toward the high ground catch a vast, sweeping perspective at Skelton in View, where the horizon feels wide enough to swallow the world. This is a place that does not demand attention, preferring instead to exist in the honest, unsentimental company of the hills. It is a landscape of hard edges and sudden, bright stretches of sky that change with the turning of the tide.
Flight conditions near Skelton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Skelton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Skelton, Cleveland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Skelton, 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 Skelton includes coordinates 54.560928, -0.983714, 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 Skelton is available on the Skelton 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.