Cawood exhales a quiet authority over the flat, fertile plains of North Yorkshire, where the Ouse marks the slow, silver pulse of the land. It lies 4.2 miles north-west of Selby (from Selby: bearing 324°T, OS grid SE 573 377), and is situated west-south-west of Kelfield village. The horizon here is wide and unencumbered, allowing the pale light of the north to spill across the fields and catch the weathered stone of Cawood Castle and Castle Garth. Once the grand residence of the medieval Archbishops of York, the site now holds its memories in the quiet geometry of five fishponds and the shadowed hollow of a quarry pit. Beyond the remnants of the gatehouse, the land stretches toward the serene, reedy water of the Northingales Fish Ponds, which mirror the passing of grey-bellied clouds. Life in Cawood follows the patient, seasonal turning of the river, which has long dictated the rhythm of those who walk its banks. The air carries a slight, sharp scent of damp earth and coming rain, grounding the spirit in a landscape that has witnessed centuries of quiet persistence. Through every change of season, Cawood remains a place where the weight of history rests lightly upon the shoulders of the modern day.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cawood, 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 Cawood includes coordinates 53.832975, -1.129632, 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 Cawood is available on the Cawood 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.