Greatwood, North Yorkshire Weather
About Greatwood, North Yorkshire
Greatwood emerges from the rising slopes of North Yorkshire as a quiet expanse of suburban life overlooking the limestone grit of the surrounding hills. It lies 0.6 miles east-south-east of Skipton (from Skipton: bearing 103°T, OS grid SD 998 513). The pale light of the morning often catches the moisture clinging to the grasses of the Vicki Cartman Millenium Green, where the dew lingers long after the sun has climbed the ridge. Residents here look out towards the sturdy, utilitarian presence of the Whinny Gill Reservoir, its still surface reflecting the changing moods of the northern sky. The terrain holds a persistent, rugged character, defined by the ancient drainage patterns that carved the nearby Jenny Gill into the earth. Greatwood maintains a steady, unremarkable grace, functioning as a residential reach that bridges the transition between the bustling market life of the nearby town and the open, windswept moors beyond. Stone walls, weathered by generations of rain and wind, demarcate the edges of gardens and paths that trace the contours of the landscape. Every street corner here feels tethered to the broader geology of the region, where the hard, grey rock beneath the soil dictates the pace and permanence of domestic habitation.
Flight conditions near Greatwood. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Greatwood and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Greatwood, North Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Greatwood, 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 Greatwood includes coordinates 53.958185, -2.003027, 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 Greatwood is available on the Greatwood 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.