Raithwaite, North Yorkshire Weather
About Raithwaite, North Yorkshire
Raithwaite commands a quiet dignity upon the North Yorkshire coast, where the restless salt air meets the ancient, folded earth. It lies 1.8 miles west-north-west of Whitby (from Whitby: bearing 287°T, OS grid NZ 868 116), and is situated south-east of Sandsend village. The land here rises in gentle, verdant swells, shaped by the passage of water and the relentless reach of the North Sea. To the north-north-east, the sheltered hollow of Raithwaite Gill invites the mist to linger long after the morning sun has claimed the higher ground. A short distance to the south, the still, reflective surface of The Lake offers a sudden, silver interruption to the rolling pastures. Great Hill stands guard to the south-south-west, its slopes catching the shifting light that defines this corner of the Yorkshire and the Humber region. The character of Raithwaite remains defined by this proximity to the rugged shoreline, where the horizon constantly pulls the gaze toward the vast, grey expanse of the water. Life here moves in concert with the changing tides and the seasonal moods of the open sky.
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About This Raithwaite, North Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Raithwaite, 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 Raithwaite includes coordinates 54.49272, -0.660536, 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 Raithwaite is available on the Raithwaite 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.