Dunsley remains a quiet observation of rural permanence, where the salt-heavy air from the coast meets the stubborn, ancient grit of the North York Moors National Park. It lies 2.4 miles west of Whitby (from Whitby: bearing 275°T, OS grid NZ 857 110), and is situated west-north-west of Newholm village. The landscape around Dunsley unfolds in a series of deliberate, sloping ridges that seem to hold the low, grey light of the North Sea in their hollows. To the north-east, the waters of East Row Beck carve a path toward the coast, moving with a cold, insistent purpose through the undergrowth. A short distance away, the wooded silence of The Glen offers a sheltered contrast to the exposed, wind-swept fields that define the horizon. Dunsley occupies a vantage point where the remnants of historical industry, such as the nearby alum works, have long since surrendered their jagged edges to the softening embrace of bracken and grass. Here, the rhythm of the day is dictated not by the clock, but by the shifting shadows that stretch across the open moorland. Dunsley persists as a place of singular character, holding its own against the vast, indifferent sky of North Yorkshire.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dunsley, 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 Dunsley includes coordinates 54.48784, -0.677631, 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 Dunsley is available on the Dunsley 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.