Rimswell occupies a quiet corner of the Holderness plain, where the sky exerts a heavy, grey pressure upon the flat horizon. It lies 1.6 miles west of Withernsea (from Withernsea: bearing 280°T, OS grid TA 315 283). The land here is defined by the persistent, low-slung drainage systems like the Tunstall Drain that channel water toward the North Sea with quiet, mechanical indifference. Residents of Rimswell look toward the slight rise of Stockbridge Hill to the east, a modest elevation that breaks the monotony of the surrounding agricultural fields. The light in this region possesses a thin, brittle quality, stripping the landscape of shadow and exposing the raw geometry of the hedgerows. A short distance away, the Roos Castle moated site serves as a silent reminder of medieval defensive earthworks now softened by centuries of rain and turf. Rimswell remains a place of sparse, functional beauty, where the wind carries the distant, salt-sharp tang of the coast across the open furrows. Each season passes here with a measured, unremarkable cadence that suggests a life lived entirely on the surface of the earth.
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Live animated radar for Rimswell and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rimswell, 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 other settlement. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Rimswell includes coordinates 53.735284, -0.006593, 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 Rimswell is available on the Rimswell 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.