Cotterdale, North Yorkshire Weather
About Cotterdale, North Yorkshire
Cotterdale draws its character from the quiet, high-altitude folds of the North Yorkshire landscape. It lies 9.9 miles south-south-east of Kirkby Stephen (from Kirkby Stephen: bearing 158°T, OS grid SD 833 939), and is situated west-north-west of Sedbusk village. The waters of Cotterdale Beck tumble through the valley floor, carving a path that catches the pale, slanting light of the northern sun. Here, the Yorkshire Dales National Park protects a rugged horizon where the earth meets the sky in a long, unbroken line. To the north-west, the rush of Ackroy Gill Force provides a constant, rhythmic pulse against the silence of the surrounding fells. Cotterdale remains a place of sparse stone and resilient grass, where the air possesses a sharp, clean clarity that clarifies the mind. Each wall of dry-laid stone reflects the patient labor of those who marked these slopes long before our own arrival. The land holds its peace, offering a retreat where the shadows lengthen with an intentional, slow grace across the heather.
Flight conditions near Cotterdale. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Cotterdale and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Cotterdale, North Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cotterdale, 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 Cotterdale includes coordinates 54.340664, -2.258322, 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 Cotterdale is available on the Cotterdale 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.