Gateforth occupies a stretch of North Yorkshire where the horizon holds a quiet, expansive patience. It lies 4.1 miles south-west of Selby (from Selby: bearing 236°T, OS grid SE 559 286), and is situated north-north-west of West Haddlesey village. The land here remains low and level, allowing the afternoon light to linger across the fields with a pale, silver clarity. A short walk to the east, Gateforth Green offers a patch of maintained grass that catches the wind, serving as a modest anchor for the local landscape. Further towards the west, the Maspin Moor Drain draws a thin, dark line through the earth, its rhythmic flow marking the slow passage of water toward the river systems. Gateforth retains an agricultural stillness, unburdened by the clamour of busier transit routes nearby. The soil carries a heavy, fertile density that has long defined the character of these fields. Through the changing seasons, the open sky dominates the view, reflecting the muted colours of the North Yorkshire plains in every shallow pool and damp furrow.
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Live animated radar for Gateforth and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gateforth, 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 Gateforth includes coordinates 53.751034, -1.152936, 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 Gateforth is available on the Gateforth 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.