Hardraw, North Yorkshire Weather
About Hardraw, North Yorkshire
Hardraw commands a quiet authority over the rugged limestone terrain of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It lies 12.4 miles south-south-east of Kirkby Stephen (from Kirkby Stephen: bearing 152°T, OS grid SD 867 912), and is situated north-north-west of Hawes village. Beneath the watchful shadow of Hollin Hill, the architecture remains tethered to the earth by thick, grey stone walls that absorb the pale, northern light. Hardraw Beck carves a restless path through the surrounding fields, its waters quickening as they approach the dramatic, plunging curtain of Hardraw Force. This waterfall, one of the highest single-drop falls in the country, fills the air with a constant, rhythmic percussion that defines the local atmosphere. Beyond the immediate reach of the hamlet, the landscape opens into vast, undulating pastures where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and sparse, hardy grasses. The enduring stillness of the valley is only interrupted by the seasonal bleating of sheep and the occasional visitor seeking the solitude of the high fells. Such places demand a patient eye, rewarding the traveler with the simple, stark beauty of water, rock, and sky.
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About This Hardraw, North Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hardraw, 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 Hardraw includes coordinates 54.316383, -2.205674, 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 Hardraw is available on the Hardraw 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.