Beamsley gathers the soft, persistent light of the Wharfe valley against the rugged backdrop of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It lies 3.8 miles north-west of Ilkley (from Ilkley: bearing 321°T, OS grid SE 078 523), and is situated north of Addingham village. The horizon here is dominated by the rising slopes of Goose Hill, where the earth seems to hold the sky in a firm, quiet embrace. Below these heights, the land spills downward into pastures that have long known the patient rhythm of the pastoral life. The waters of Thurst Stones Beck cut a silver thread through the fields, their movement providing a constant, low-voiced accompaniment to the stillness of the afternoon. Beamsley is perhaps best remembered for its distinctive circular almshouses, an architectural curiosity that offers a singular silhouette against the rolling terrain. These stone walls possess a gravity that commands attention, grounding the spirit in a landscape that feels both immense and intimate. The air carries a sharpness that speaks of the high moors, ensuring that every shadow cast by the clouds remains distinct and fleeting.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Beamsley, 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 Beamsley includes coordinates 53.967223, -1.881844, 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 Beamsley is available on the Beamsley 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.