Limestone crags loom over the grey stone dwellings of Langcliffe, where the air retains the crisp, sharp edge of the high Pennine plateau. It lies 1.1 miles north of Settle (from Settle: bearing 2°T, OS grid SD 820 653), and is situated north-north-east of Giggleswick village. The industrial ghosts of the past endure in the Spencer Kilns, whose weathered masonry stands as a stark monument to a time when burning lime defined the local labour. A short walk away, the quiet expanse of The Green offers a verdant pause, a soft patch of grass that contrasts against the rugged, unyielding geology of the surrounding hills. Langcliffe maintains a stoic character, shaped by centuries of extraction and the relentless, scouring winds that descend from the high fells. Water from the nearby beck mirrors the changing moods of the sky, turning from bright silver to a deep, bruised slate under passing clouds. The landscape here demands a certain hardiness from those who inhabit it, rewarding them with views that stretch deep into the heart of the Ribble Valley. Such rugged beauty persists even in the silence, where the only movement is the slow drift of shadows cast by the afternoon sun across the drystone walls.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Langcliffe, 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 Langcliffe includes coordinates 54.08381, -2.276303, 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 Langcliffe is available on the Langcliffe 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.