Aughton reveals itself as a quiet gathering of dwellings upon the low, fertile plains of the East Riding of Yorkshire. It lies 6.9 miles north-east of Selby (from Selby: bearing 56°T, OS grid SE 704 386), and is situated south-south-west of Ellerton village. The air here carries a particular weight, heavy with the moisture of the nearby river systems that carve soft, transient boundaries into the earth. To the west, the gentle rise of Hall Garth offers a subtle vantage point over the flat fields, where the quality of the afternoon light turns the grass to a pale, burnished copper. Shadows lengthen across the Scheduled Monument of the motte and bailey castle, where the earthworks remain as silent, grass-covered reminders of a more turbulent past. The water of the Aughton Cut catches the grey sky, reflecting a sky-wide stillness that seems to slow the very pulse of the day. Life in Aughton persists with a patient, rhythmic resilience, tethered to the turning of the seasons and the quiet persistence of the soil. Such landscapes demand a slow gaze, rewarding those who notice how the horizon swallows the sun with an unadorned, singular grace.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Aughton, East Riding of Yorkshire, 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. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Aughton includes coordinates 53.83938, -0.930139, in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Aughton is available on the Aughton map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the East Riding of Yorkshire 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.