Burtersett reveals itself as a collection of sturdy stone dwellings gathered along the slopes of Wensleydale. It lies 13.6 miles west of Leyburn (from Leyburn: bearing 267°T, OS grid SD 893 892), and is situated east-south-east of Hawes village. Within the expansive boundaries of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the houses of Burtersett seem to grow directly from the limestone, their grey walls mirroring the muted tones of the surrounding fells. To the north-west, the rise of Willow Hill provides a constant, watchful presence over the rooftops. Water defines the edges of the land here, as evidenced by the nearby cascades of Thorny Force, where the stream tumbles over slick rock with a persistent, cold clarity. The light in this high valley often feels thin and sharp, catching the edges of the drystone walls and sharpening the silhouettes of the sheep grazing on the higher ground. Beyond the immediate cluster of buildings, the landscape opens into a vast, rolling austerity that demands a certain resilience from those who inhabit it. Burtersett remains a place where the movement of the clouds above the hills dictates the pace of the day more effectively than any clock.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burtersett, 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 Burtersett includes coordinates 54.298498, -2.165373, 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 Burtersett is available on the Burtersett 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.