Limestone pavement and high, wind-scoured ridges define the rugged horizon that encircles Malham. It lies 5.1 miles east of Settle (from Settle: bearing 95°T, OS grid SD 900 628), and is situated north-north-east of Kirkby Malham village. Within the expansive boundaries of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the terrain shifts from the quiet, low-lying pastures of Malhamdale to the dramatic, vertical ambition of the surrounding cliffs. The clear, cold rush of Malham Beck provides a constant, percussive soundtrack as it flows through the heart of the landscape, catching the pale, grey-white light that seems to linger longer here than elsewhere. North of the dwellings, the ancient, terraced earthworks of the Lynchets N Of Malham Village remain as subtle, grass-covered ripples upon the hillside, recording the long-forgotten toil of medieval farmers. These slopes hold a quiet, heavy stillness, where the shadows lengthen with an almost liquid grace as the sun dips behind the crags. Malham remains a place where the geology feels primary, the stone beneath one’s boots asserting a permanence that renders the modern world a fleeting thing.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Malham, 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 Malham includes coordinates 54.061337, -2.152772, 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 Malham is available on the Malham 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.