Airton holds the quiet authority of limestone and water, resting where the River Aire carves a path through the rolling folds of the Pennines. It lies 5.8 miles east-south-east of Settle (from Settle: bearing 118°T, OS grid SD 901 591), and is situated south-south-east of Kirkby Malham village. Within the expansive boundaries of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the landscape opens into wide, sky-heavy pastures that soften under the afternoon light. To the south, the slopes of Hunger Hill rise with a stark, unyielding permanence that dictates the horizon. The village itself retains a stoic character, shaped by centuries of agricultural toil and the persistent, cold clarity of the local springs. Nearby, the waters of Crook Syke trace a restless line through the earth, feeding into the wider valley’s intricate drainage. Airton remains defined by these elemental features, where the stone walls and grey-roofed houses seem to have grown directly from the bedrock. Every lane carries the scent of damp earth and coming rain, grounding the spirit in a geography that has seen little change in its fundamental, rugged composure.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Airton, North 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Airton includes coordinates 54.027887, -2.152023, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Airton is available on the Airton map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the North 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.