Grinton, North Yorkshire Weather
About Grinton, North Yorkshire
Grinton anchors the rugged expanse of Swaledale, where limestone scars trace the hillsides like ancient, weathered seams. It lies 6.4 miles north-west of Leyburn (from Leyburn: bearing 320°T, OS grid SE 046 983), and is situated south-east of Reeth village. The light here has a sharp, clarifying quality, illuminating the drystone walls that divide the fields into a geometric quilt of deep green and ochre. Grinton maintains its presence within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, shielding a legacy of lead mining that once quickened the pulse of these quiet slopes. Nearby, the brisk waters of Grinton Gill carve a path through the valley floor, their constant movement providing a low, rhythmic counterpoint to the stillness of the high ridges. To the east, the slopes of Ewelop Hill rise against the horizon, catching the shifting shadows of clouds that drift across the vast, open skies. Stone cottages, built from the very earth they occupy, stand with a resolute gravity that defies the erosion of the elements. This landscape demands a patient eye, rewarding those who observe how the seasons temper the stark beauty of the terrain.
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About This Grinton, North Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Grinton, 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 Grinton includes coordinates 54.380932, -1.929745, 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 Grinton is available on the Grinton 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.