North Lees reveals itself as a quiet gathering of stone and pasture, where the North Yorkshire horizon stretches wide beneath a pale, expansive sky. It lies 1.8 miles north-north-west of Ripon (from Ripon: bearing 336°T, OS grid SE 300 738), and is situated west-north-west of Hutton Conyers village. The land here holds a subtle, ancient weight, rising gently toward the slopes of Spigot Well Hill as if mimicking the slow, deliberate pulse of the earth itself. Sunlight filters through the thin, crisp air to catch the edges of the fields, illuminating a landscape shaped by long centuries of agricultural patience. To the north-east, the waters of Queen Mary’s Dubb offer a mirror to the clouds, undisturbed by the hurried pace of the distant market town. North Lees occupies a space of quiet transition, where the solid history of the soil meets the changing colours of the seasons. The ground remains marked by the quiet industry of those who have worked these acres, leaving behind a legacy of endurance that feels as permanent as the bedrock beneath. Every lane and hedgerow suggests a life lived in harmony with the local climate, defined by the steady, unpretentious beauty of the northern countryside.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Lees, 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 North Lees includes coordinates 54.159802, -1.541374, 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 North Lees is available on the North Lees 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.