Little Stainforth, North Yorkshire Weather
About Little Stainforth, North Yorkshire
Limestone ridges define the austere beauty of Little Stainforth, where the earth seems to hold the pale, ancient memory of a shallow sea. It lies 2.3 miles north of Settle (from Settle: bearing 352°T, OS grid SD 814 672), and is situated west of Stainforth village. The landscape here falls within the protected expanse of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, an environment where the wind carries a distinct, sharp clarity across the fells. To the west, the craggy profile of Smearsett Scar rises like a broken spine against the horizon, grounding the hamlet in a geology that pre-dates human memory. Only a short distance away, the cascading waters of Stainforth Force churn with a cold, rhythmic intensity that punctuates the quietude of the valley floor. Little Stainforth maintains a spare, deliberate presence, defined by traditional stone architecture that mirrors the grey hues of the surrounding outcrops. Each drystone wall serves as a testament to the patient labour of generations who worked this challenging, beautiful terrain. Life here remains tethered to the shifting light on the hills, where the seasons alter the very texture of the horizon.
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About This Little Stainforth, North Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Little Stainforth, 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 Little Stainforth includes coordinates 54.100793, -2.285607, 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 Little Stainforth is available on the Little Stainforth 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.