Upton drifts across the low-lying plains of the East Riding, a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the vast, open skies of the Yorkshire landscape. It lies 5.8 miles north-west of Hornsea (from Hornsea: bearing 317°T, OS grid TA 138 544), and is situated east of Beeford village. The horizon here is vast and unencumbered, interrupted only by the subtle rise of Bowbutts Hill, which anchors the landscape with a gentle, earthen weight just to the south-east. Nearby, the thin ribbons of Beeford Beck trace their way through the fields, catching the pale, watery light that often lingers over these northern latitudes. Upton remains a place of agricultural stillness, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life more than the ticking of a clock. To the east, the earth holds the ghost of the medieval past within the earthworks of Skipsea Castle, a silent reminder of centuries that have long since folded into the soil. The air across these plains carries a distinct, sharp clarity, especially as the wind pushes inland from the distant coast. Every lane around Upton feels deliberate, carving paths through a geography that has been shaped by the slow, patient work of water and wind.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upton, 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 Upton includes coordinates 53.973446, -0.265175, 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 Upton is available on the Upton 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.