Westwoodside commands a quiet stretch of the Isle of Axholme, where the horizon broadens under an immense, pale sky. It lies 3.1 miles south-west of Epworth (from Epworth: bearing 216°T, OS grid SK 753 997), and is situated west of Haxey village. The land here remains stubbornly flat, a low-lying expanse that demands a patient eye to appreciate the subtle shifts in light across the open fields. To the north, the Haxey Turbary Sssi provides a rare, protected pocket of peatland, preserving a fragment of the ancient wilderness that once defined this entire region. Residents of Westwoodside often look eastward toward the higher ground of Cliff Hill, where the earth rises just enough to offer a vantage point over the patchwork of drainage dykes and agricultural strips. The proximity of the Broomston Drain serves as a quiet reminder of the persistent human effort required to keep these fertile soils from succumbing to the water. In the soft glow of dusk, the shadows lengthen across the roads, tracing the historic routes that link Westwoodside to the neighbouring parishes. This landscape possesses a stark, functional beauty, shaped by centuries of land reclamation and the steady, rhythmic labour of those who dwell upon the silt.
Flight conditions near Westwoodside. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Westwoodside and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Westwoodside, 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 Westwoodside includes coordinates 53.488879, -0.865924, 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 Westwoodside is available on the Westwoodside 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.