Elmswell emerges from the rolling chalk landscape of the East Riding of Yorkshire as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the wide, open sky of the Wolds. It lies 1.7 miles west-north-west of Driffield (from Driffield: bearing 283°T, OS grid SE 996 583), and is situated west-north-west of Little Driffield village. The horizon here is dominated by the gentle, grassy rise of Bramble Hill, which catches the morning light and casts long, thin shadows over the surrounding fields. To the southeast, the land holds the silent weight of the past, where the Western Bowl Barrow of a Pair sits as a weathered earthen mound amidst the modern agricultural patchwork. Elmswell remains a place of deep stillness, where the rhythmic hum of seasonal harvesting replaces the frantic pace of the nearby market town. The terrain slopes subtly toward the water, where the clear, cold currents of Elmswell Beck wind through the low-lying meadows. This watercourse brings a vital, liquid clarity to the fields, reflecting the shifting grey and gold of the Yorkshire clouds. Such geography creates a landscape that feels deliberate and unadorned, existing in a state of perpetual, quiet equilibrium.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elmswell, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Elmswell includes coordinates 54.011212, -0.48129, 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 Elmswell is available on the Elmswell 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.