Skipsea, East Riding of Yorkshire Weather
About Skipsea, East Riding of Yorkshire
Skipsea commands a long, exposed stretch of the Holderness coastline where the North Sea relentlessly gnaws at the soft, glacial cliffs. It lies 5.1 miles north-north-west of Hornsea (from Hornsea: bearing 334°T, OS grid TA 167 550), and is situated south of Ulrome village. The landscape here feels thin, caught in a permanent dialogue between the encroaching tide and the low, flat fields that stretch toward the horizon. To the west, the earth humps into the rugged, grass-grown remains of Skipsea Castle, a motte and bailey fortification that once held dominion over the surrounding marshland. Water persists in the vicinity, with the Skipsea Drain winding through the sediment like a silver thread, feeding into the quiet, biodiverse expanse of the Bail Mere Sssi. The light in this corner of the East Riding possesses a peculiar, brittle clarity, sharpening the edges of the hedgerows and revealing the subtle, shifting contours of the valley floors. Centuries ago, the inhabitants looked toward the sea for sustenance, though today the rhythm of life is dictated more by the turning of the seasons across the open, wind-scoured arable plains. Skipsea remains a place of austere beauty, where the weight of abandoned fortifications and the constant, rhythmic pulse of the surf define the character of the soil.
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Live animated radar for Skipsea and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Skipsea, East Riding of Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Skipsea, 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 Skipsea includes coordinates 53.977964, -0.221847, 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 Skipsea is available on the Skipsea 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.