Fields of heavy, fertile clay stretch toward the horizon, defining the quiet character of Flinton. It lies 5.2 miles north-north-east of Hedon (from Hedon: bearing 24°T, OS grid TA 221 362), and is situated north-north-west of Humbleton village. The flat, open expanses of the East Riding are punctuated only by the subtle rise of Buck Hill, which sits just a short distance to the south-east. Low-lying light catches the moisture rising from the land, casting a silvered sheen over the fields that surround the houses. To the east, the steady, hidden movement of the Gallows Bridge Drain marks the boundary where the drainage of the plain becomes a rhythmic, essential labour. History remains pressed into the earth here, evidenced by the nearby Shaw Fosse Moated Site, a quiet reminder of medieval ambitions long since reclaimed by the grass. Flinton maintains a composure born of agricultural patience, where the wind carries the scent of turned soil across the open plains. Such stillness allows the passer-by to hear the distinct, sharp call of birds circling above the drainage channels.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Flinton, 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 Flinton includes coordinates 53.808056, -0.146182, 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 Flinton is available on the Flinton 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.