Langscar commands the high, limestone-strewn tableland where the wind carves cold patterns across the exposed rock. It lies 4.1 miles east-north-east of Settle (from Settle: bearing 77°T, OS grid SD 884 649), and is situated north-west of Malham village. The terrain here belongs to the rugged heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, where the horizon remains wide and indifferent to the passage of men. Ancient traces persist in the soil, marked by the nearby scheduled monument found just 0.1 miles to the north. Below the thin, acidic grass, the Pikedaw Calamine Caverns Sssi hold secrets of subterranean shifts and mineral veins that once drew the eyes of inquisitive prospectors. To the east, the slopes of Dean Moor Hill rise like a silent sentinel, watching over the limestone pavements that define this stark, pale geography. Langscar maintains a quiet existence amidst this austere grandeur, where the light hits the grey stone with a sharpness that clarifies every fissure and fold of the earth. Few modern sounds disturb the stillness, save for the rhythmic bleating of upland sheep and the sudden, sharp whistle of a curlew cutting through the thin air.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Langscar, 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 Langscar includes coordinates 54.080346, -2.178642, 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 Langscar is available on the Langscar 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.