South Cliff, North Yorkshire Weather
About South Cliff, North Yorkshire
South Cliff commands a rugged stretch of the North Yorkshire coastline, where the salt-heavy air clings to the Victorian brickwork like a persistent ghost. It lies 0.3 miles south of Scarborough (from Scarborough: bearing 181°T, OS grid TA 041 879). The terrain here rises sharply from the North Sea, presenting a limestone face that has watched the grey tides churn against the shore for centuries. Visitors frequently wander through the verdant expanse of the Valley Gardens and South Cliff Gardens, where twenty-six hectares of manicured greenery offer a sheltered retreat from the biting easterly gales. Above the crashing surf, the architecture retains a certain stately melancholy, reflecting the grandeur of a bygone era when the elite sought refuge in the bracing tonic of the coast. A short walk toward the town centre brings one to the Rotunda Museum, a rotunda of geological curiosities that anchors the local identity to the ancient strata beneath the cliffs. The light in South Cliff possesses a peculiar, silver quality, catching the white crests of waves and the sharp edges of slate roofs with equal intensity. Time moves here with the rhythmic persistence of the tide, indifferent to the shifting fashions of the modern world.
Flight conditions near South Cliff. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for South Cliff and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This South Cliff, North Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Cliff, 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 South Cliff includes coordinates 54.276592, -0.402401, 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 South Cliff is available on the South Cliff 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.