East Common stretches across the low, flat horizons of North Yorkshire, where the heavy sky seems to press against the quiet, industrial edges of the Vale of York. It lies 0.8 miles south-east of Selby (from Selby: bearing 128°T, OS grid SE 624 315). The land here retains a damp, alluvial character, marked by the slow, deliberate pulse of the nearby Selby Canal as it navigates the passage toward the Humber. Grey light often clings to the fields, softening the transition between the working outskirts of the town and the open, marshy drainage patterns that define the local geography. East Common shares in the utilitarian history of the district, where the proximity of the Warping Drain serves as a reminder of the constant, necessary struggle to keep the water-logged soil productive. During the winter months, the air carries a sharp, metallic chill that drifts from the rail lines and the heavy machinery of the surrounding freight depots. Residents of East Common look toward the west, where the distant, soot-stained silhouette of the town centre stands as a singular anchor against the vast, shifting clouds. The rhythm of the place is dictated by the movement of goods and the persistent, quiet expansion of regional commerce that flows just beyond the garden fences.
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Live animated radar for East Common and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East Common, 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 East Common includes coordinates 53.776584, -1.053833, 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 East Common is available on the East Common 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.