Swineside remains a solitary outpost of stone and grit, defined by the stark, ancient character of the high moorland. It lies 5.2 miles south-west of Middleham (from Middleham: bearing 231°T, OS grid SE 062 823), and is situated south-west of West Scrafton village. Within the expansive boundaries of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Swineside commands a view of a landscape where the earth seems to ripple like a disturbed sea. To the north-east, the valley of Coverdale stretches out, offering a path for the winds that frequently scour the exposed limestone walls of the local buildings. The nearby waters of Turn Beck carve a restless, silver trajectory through the terrain, their movement providing a persistent, low-frequency hum against the silence of the hills. Sunlight here possesses a brittle, crystalline quality, catching the grey edges of the rock and lending the horizon a sharp, unforgiving clarity. Such a place demands a quiet resilience from those who dwell there, far removed from the clamour of more crowded districts. The air maintains a thin, invigorating chill, carrying the scent of damp peat and the distant, metallic tang of the high fells.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swineside, 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 Swineside includes coordinates 54.237084, -1.905747, 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 Swineside is available on the Swineside 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.