Settle, North Yorkshire Weather
About Settle, North Yorkshire
Limestone crags rise sharply above the roofs of Settle, catching the pale, northern light that defines the Ribble Valley. It lies 10.1 miles east-south-east of High Bentham (from High Bentham: bearing 110°T, OS grid SD 819 635), and is situated south-east of Giggleswick village. The landscape here is carved from ancient rock, a geography that dictated the early trade of wool and cattle in a region long defined by its rugged, upland pastures. Settle became a hub for the livestock industry, its economy once sustained by the grit of local mills and the steady flow of commerce through its historic market place. Today, the railway remains a vital artery, connecting the limestone hills to the wider world through the dramatic architecture of the Settle-Carlisle line.
Curiosity thrives in the quiet corners of the streets, where the Gallery on the Green transforms an old red telephone box into a space for unexpected art. Visitors often wander toward the Museum of North Craven Life, housed in a seventeenth-century building that holds the echoes of generations who worked the surrounding slopes. The composer Edward Elgar found inspiration in these hills, and his presence lingers in the way the wind moves across the high, exposed ridges of Low High Hill. Every Tuesday, the rhythm of the market stalls brings a familiar hum to the centre, grounding the day in the practical, enduring character of the North. Settle maintains a quiet dignity, reflecting a life lived in clear view of the surrounding peaks, where the sky feels vast and the air holds the sharpness of the nearby fells.
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Live animated radar for Settle and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Settle, North Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Settle, 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 Settle includes coordinates 54.06736, -2.277523, 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 Settle is available on the Settle 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.