Barrowcliff commands a quiet elevation that overlooks the coastal fringe of North Yorkshire with a persistent, steady composure. It lies 1.2 miles west-north-west of Scarborough (from Scarborough: bearing 301°T, OS grid TA 025 894), and is situated south-east of Scalby village. Low-slung housing estates define the horizon here, absorbing the grey, salt-flecked light that rolls in from the North Sea. Despite its functional suburban character, Barrowcliff maintains a porous connection to the verdant gullies that drain the surrounding plateau. To the south, the modest flow of Peasholm Beck serves as a hidden artery, guiding water through the quiet creases of the landscape toward the coast. A short distance further, the dense, ornamental foliage of Peasholm Park offers a stark contrast to the utilitarian brickwork of the local streets. The proximity of these green corridors provides a sense of respite, where the sound of the wind through the trees often drowns out the hum of the nearby arterial roads. Even as the seasons turn, Barrowcliff remains a place of practical rhythms, anchored by the cold, clear air that drifts inland from the maritime edge.
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Live animated radar for Barrowcliff and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barrowcliff, 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 Barrowcliff includes coordinates 54.290062, -0.426785, 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 Barrowcliff is available on the Barrowcliff 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.