Clifton, North Yorkshire Weather
About Clifton, North Yorkshire
Clifton maintains a quiet composure atop the rising ground that overlooks the expansive Wharfe valley. It lies 1.7 miles north-north-west of Otley (from Otley: bearing 341°T, OS grid SE 192 481), and is situated west of Farnley village. High above the valley floor, the air carries a crisp, thin clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the distant horizon. To the south, the slopes of Wood Hill anchor the landscape, providing a steady, earthen presence that breaks the wind sweeping across the exposed fields. Northward, the rounded rise of Carr Top punctuates the skyline, offering a vantage point where the light shifts rapidly across the rough grasses. The land here holds the memory of ancient inhabitants, with cup-marked stones on the nearby moor hinting at a long-forgotten purpose etched into the grey gritstone. Clifton remains defined by this elemental geography, where the stone walls and open pastures speak only to the persistent, rhythmic demands of the seasons.
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Live animated radar for Clifton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Clifton, North Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clifton, 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 Clifton includes coordinates 53.929079, -1.708063, 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 Clifton is available on the Clifton 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.