Austwick remains a limestone sanctuary where the horizon is defined by the shifting moods of the Pennine hills. It lies 4.5 miles north-west of Settle (from Settle: bearing 314°T, OS grid SD 767 684), and is situated east-south-east of Clapham village. The architecture of Austwick speaks in a vernacular of dry-stone walls and grey gritstone, materials pulled directly from the earth that anchors the surrounding fields. To the east, the low-lying expanse of The Green offers an open space where the air often holds a sharp, clean clarity typical of the high country. Beyond the domestic boundaries, the ancient earthworks of the Native Settlement remain as silent ridges in the turf, marking the long human memory of these slopes. Water plays a quiet, persistent role in the local geography, as the stream of Norber Sike carves its narrow path through the bedrock nearby. The presence of Oxenber And Wharfe Woods Sssi provides a rare, dappled contrast to the open pastures, sheltering flora that thrives in the thin, mineral-rich soil. Here, the weather dictates the pace of life, turning the afternoon light into a pale, bruised violet as the sun drops behind the shoulder of the hills.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Austwick, 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 Austwick includes coordinates 54.111836, -2.35727, 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 Austwick is available on the Austwick 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.