Potto commands a quiet corner of the North Yorkshire landscape where the horizon widens to meet the sky. It lies 6.6 miles south-south-east of Yarm (from Yarm: bearing 150°T, OS grid NZ 474 036), and is situated north-north-west of Swainby village. The terrain here breathes with the ancient, rugged character of the North York Moors National Park, which extends its protected reach over the fields. To the east, the modest rise of Carr Hill catches the morning light, casting long, thin shadows that stretch toward the flow of Potto Beck. The water moves with a persistent, cold clarity, carving a narrow path through the earth that has served the land for centuries. Nearby, the ruins of Whorlton Castle stand as a weathered reminder of a feudal past, their stone surfaces softened by the relentless patience of the wind. Potto retains a singular, sparse beauty, defined by the way the sunlight strikes the open pastures and the stark, unadorned strength of its surrounding hills.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Potto, 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 Potto includes coordinates 54.425952, -1.270727, 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 Potto is available on the Potto 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.