Burn remains a quiet stretch of North Yorkshire where the horizon feels pressed flat against the vast, open sky. It lies 2.6 miles south-south-west of Selby (from Selby: bearing 208°T, OS grid SE 594 286), and is situated south-south-west of Brayton village. The land here possesses a low, functional grace, defined by the steady work of the soil and the sparse architecture of the plains. A short distance away, the Burn Gliding Club captures the movement of the air, sending silent wings drifting over the flat fields in a slow, rhythmic dance. Near the northern perimeter, the waters of The Tunnel mirror the grey clouds, providing a still sanctuary that contrasts with the purposeful industry of the nearby transport routes. Burn retains a character forged by this expansive, unsheltered geography, where the wind leaves little room for ornamentation. Every lane and boundary fence speaks to a long commitment to the earth, grounded in the practicalities of agriculture and the maintenance of the local landscape. The light in the afternoon often catches the fields with a sudden, sharp clarity, revealing the stark lines of the terrain before the evening settles in.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burn, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Burn includes coordinates 53.750733, -1.099288, 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 Burn is available on the Burn 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.