Long Drax, North Yorkshire Weather
About Long Drax, North Yorkshire
Long Drax maintains a quiet, enduring presence amidst the low-lying fields of North Yorkshire. It lies 3.9 miles west of Howden (from Howden: bearing 270°T, OS grid SE 683 282), and is situated south-west of Barmby on the Marsh village. The horizon here is vast and pale, defined by the slow, deliberate movement of water through the flat, fertile earth. To the east, the reeds of Solo Marsh bend under the weight of the breeze, their muted colours reflecting the shifting moods of the northern sky. A short distance to the west, the ghosts of the Drax Augustinian Priory linger in the damp air, marking a site where medieval silence once held sway over the riverine landscape. Long Drax occupies a terrain that feels harvested by the tides of history, where the drainage ditches trace silver veins across the heavy, dark soil. The light here has a singular clarity, sharpening the edges of farm buildings and turning the damp pastures into mirrors at the close of a grey afternoon. Each season passes with a rhythmic simplicity, leaving the land to the birds and the patient turning of the plough.
Flight conditions near Long Drax. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Long Drax and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Long Drax, North Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Long Drax, 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 Long Drax includes coordinates 53.74577, -0.964408, 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 Long Drax is available on the Long Drax 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.