Low Swinton emerges from the rolling limestone folds of North Yorkshire, a quiet cluster of life held firm against the northern winds. It lies 1.1 miles south-west of Masham (from Masham: bearing 221°T, OS grid SE 213 794), and is situated south-south-west of Swinton village. The landscape here breathes with the damp, heavy scent of earth, gathered tightly around the low-lying waters of Home Lake that shimmer like polished slate in the morning light. A steady, unforced gravity defines the terrain, where the soft, insistent trickle of Den Beck marks the boundary between the cultivated field and the wilder, scrubby edges of the pasture. Low Swinton keeps a watchful distance from the grander, sprawling estates nearby, yet it shares in the same deep, geological patience that defines the wider valley. To the west, the sprawling grounds of Swinton Castle anchor the horizon, their ancient stone and structured gardens imposing a silent, aristocratic order upon the surrounding greenery. This is a place where the light lingers long on the stone walls, catching the texture of moss and the slow, rhythmic cycle of the turning seasons. Here, the hum of the modern world is muffled by the sheer weight of the hills, leaving only the sound of wind through the tall, thin grasses.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Low Swinton, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Low Swinton includes coordinates 54.210673, -1.674574, 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 Low Swinton is available on the Low Swinton 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.