Skidby commands a quiet prominence upon the chalky rises of the East Riding, where the wind carries the scent of turned earth and distant coastal salt. It lies 2.0 miles west-north-west of Cottingham (from Cottingham: bearing 288°T, OS grid TA 014 336), and is situated east of Little Weighton village. A four-sailed windmill, the Skidby Windmill Museum of East Riding Rural Life, catches the morning light on its white-painted tower, standing as a sentinel over the shifting agricultural patterns of the Wolds. To the south-south-east, the slopes of Gallows Hill rise with a stark, grass-tufted simplicity, offering a vantage point across the flat, expansive plains that stretch toward the Humber. Skidby retains the character of a place where the seasons dictate the pace of life, marked by the steady rotation of crops and the deepening shadows of the afternoon sun. Beyond the main thoroughfare, the land transitions into the historic parkland of Risby Hall, where the memory of ancient gardens lingers in the quiet, undisturbed contours of the soil. Throughout Skidby, the architecture of limestone and brick reflects a long continuity of craft, grounding the horizon in a firm, enduring reality.
Flight conditions near Skidby. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Skidby and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Skidby, 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 Skidby includes coordinates 53.789559, -0.460875, 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 Skidby is available on the Skidby 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.