Temple Hirst holds a quiet authority over the flat, silt-rich plains of North Yorkshire, where the horizon stretches wide and unhindered. It lies 4.6 miles south of Selby (from Selby: bearing 187°T, OS grid SE 605 249), and is situated north-west of Hirst Courtney village. The landscape here is defined by a low-slung, watery patience, as if the land itself were still listening for the ancient currents of the nearby rivers. To the west, the Temple Drain pulls light across its surface like a silver thread, guiding the eye toward the distant, softened silhouette of Gallows Hill. The air in Temple Hirst carries the sharp, clean scent of damp earth and managed fields, a reminder of the agricultural life that has long anchored the local rhythm. Between the reed-fringed banks of the Intake And Marsh Drain, the sky seems to possess a greater depth, reflecting in the irrigation channels that crisscross the dark, fertile soil. Temple Hirst remains a place of subtle, horizontal beauty, where the wind moves through the grasses with a persistent, low-frequency hum.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Temple Hirst, 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 Temple Hirst includes coordinates 53.717801, -1.083989, 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 Temple Hirst is available on the Temple Hirst 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.