Preston-under-Scar, North Yorkshire Weather
About Preston-under-Scar, North Yorkshire
Preston-under-Scar commands a limestone shelf above the valley floor, where the light catches the pale, weathered stone of its houses with a peculiar, silver clarity. It lies 2.7 miles west of Leyburn (from Leyburn: bearing 279°T, OS grid SE 069 911), and is situated east of Redmire village. The landscape surrounding Preston-under-Scar bears the quiet scars of former industry, where the earth still holds the hushed memory of the Keld Heads lead smelt mill and mine complex. These remnants of lead production provide a stark, industrial contrast to the sweeping green pastures that climb toward the horizon. Further along the slopes, the ancient Cairn 255M South West Of Moor House Farm stands as a silent sentinel, marking a history that stretches far beyond the reach of memory. The air here carries a crisp, thin quality, moving freely across the high ground before descending into the sheltered folds of the dale. Residents of Preston-under-Scar look out over a terrain defined by the patient endurance of rock and the slow, persistent work of the elements. It is a place where the stillness of the high fells seems to press gently against the orderly rows of the dwellings, keeping the pace of life measured and deliberate.
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About This Preston-under-Scar, North Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Preston-under-Scar, 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 Preston-under-Scar includes coordinates 54.315524, -1.893947, 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 Preston-under-Scar is available on the Preston-under-Scar 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.