Ferriby Sluice, Humberside Weather
About Ferriby Sluice, Humberside
Ferriby Sluice marks the point where the stubborn earth yields to the insistent pull of the Humber’s tidal waters. It lies 3.3 miles west of Barton-upon-Humber (from Barton-upon-Humber: bearing 259°T, OS grid SE 980 209), and is situated west of South Ferriby village. The landscape here is defined by the sharp, utilitarian geometry of the New River Ancholme, which cuts a straight, silver furrow through the low-lying fields toward the estuary. A short walk to the west-north-west brings one to the historic Ferriby Sluice, a Scheduled Monument that stands as a silent sentinel over the shifting balance of land and water. The light in this corner of Humberside has a peculiar, washed clarity, reflecting off the damp silt and the dark, reed-fringed channels of the river. Beyond the immediate banks, the horizon remains wide and unencumbered, offering a vast, grey canvas that shifts its mood with every turn of the tide. Ferriby Hill rises in the distance to the east-south-east, providing a singular point of elevation that watches over the flat expanse of the surrounding plains. The air carries the faint, bracing scent of salt and turning soil, a reminder of the proximity to the North Sea. Through this quiet intersection of engineering and nature, the passage of the day is measured not by clocks, but by the rhythmic rise and fall of the river against the sluice gates.
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About This Ferriby Sluice, Humberside Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ferriby Sluice, Humberside, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Ferriby Sluice includes coordinates 53.675639, -0.517776, in the county of Humberside, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Ferriby Sluice is available on the Ferriby Sluice map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Humberside 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.