Swinithwaite endures as a quiet collection of stone dwellings carved into the rugged, limestone-rich landscape of North Yorkshire. It lies 4.4 miles west of Leyburn (from Leyburn: bearing 260°T, OS grid SE 043 891), and is situated south of Redmire village. The light here falls thin and sharp, catching the pale, weathered masonry that defines the character of Swinithwaite against the brooding greens of the hillside. Within the expansive boundaries of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the land rolls toward the hollows of Wensleydale, where the air grows heavy with the scent of damp earth and coming rain. To the southwest, the shadow of the Penhill Knights Templar Preceptory remains, a silent witness to a medieval past that still lingers in the uneven contours of the nearby fields. Water defines much of the local geography, with the rushing descent of Redmire Force providing a constant, low-frequency pulse to the silence of the valley floor. The horizon here is vast and indifferent, offering a stark clarity that strips away the unnecessary, leaving only the ancient rock and the persistent, grey sky.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swinithwaite, 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 Swinithwaite includes coordinates 54.298172, -1.935125, 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 Swinithwaite is available on the Swinithwaite 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.