Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire Weather
About Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire
Limestone springs and the clear, cold pulse of the River Hull Headwaters SSSI define the geography of Driffield, a place where the chalk-filtered water runs bright as polished glass. It lies 11.2 miles north of Beverley (from Beverley: bearing 359°T, OS grid TA 023 577), and is situated east of Little Driffield village. Deep within the Wolds, the local economy has long drawn its strength from the fertile surrounding fields, sustaining a robust agricultural trade that hums with the seasons. History lingers in the earth near the remains of the Moot Hill motte and bailey castle, where the silence of the mound suggests the weight of centuries past. Farmers and merchants still gather with a practical focus, honouring the trade that has anchored the local spirit for generations.
All Saints’ Church stands as a sentinel of grey stone, its spire catching the low, pale light that sweeps across the flat, open horizon. Driffield hosts the annual Driffield Show, a vibrant convergence of rural life that fills the air with the scent of mown hay and the restless energy of livestock. The legacy of the writer and poet Winifred Holtby, who found inspiration in these wide, quiet skies, continues to breathe a scholarly grace into the local character. Beyond the market square, the beck cuts a silver ribbon through the landscape, reflecting the shifting clouds in a slow, rhythmic dance. Here, the hum of daily life remains tethered to the land, persistent and unadorned by the frantic pace of the wider world.
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About This Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Driffield, 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 town. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Driffield includes coordinates 54.005678, -0.440079, 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 Driffield is available on the Driffield 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.