Simonstone, North Yorkshire Weather
About Simonstone, North Yorkshire
Simonstone remains a quiet gathering of stone dwellings that watch over the upper reaches of Wensleydale. It lies 12.1 miles south-south-east of Kirkby Stephen (from Kirkby Stephen: bearing 151°T, OS grid SD 869 918), and is situated west-north-west of Sedbusk village. This landscape holds a place within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, where the limestone hills possess a stark, unyielding clarity under the shifting northern sky. To the south-south-east, the roar of Hardraw Force provides a permanent, low-frequency pulse that defines the local atmosphere during the wetter months. The slopes of Hollin Hill rise sharply to the west, casting long, bruised shadows across the pastures as the afternoon light begins to fail. Farmers here have worked the thin, rocky soil for generations, their lives governed by the cold currents of the air and the seasonal turning of the grass. Simonstone endures as a testament to the resilience of those who favour the high, exposed ground over the sheltered valleys below. Every boundary wall of grey gritstone serves as a silent witness to the patience required to inhabit such a rugged, wind-swept corner of the world.
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About This Simonstone, North Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Simonstone, 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 Simonstone includes coordinates 54.322115, -2.201598, 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 Simonstone is available on the Simonstone 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.