Thorpe reveals itself as a cluster of limestone dwellings gathered against the sudden, dramatic rise of the surrounding slopes. It lies 6.5 miles north-north-east of Skipton (from Skipton: bearing 13°T, OS grid SE 013 618), and is situated west-south-west of Hebden village. The landscape here is defined by the Yorkshire Dales National Park, where the hard, grey rock of the earth seems to push through the thin turf like the knuckles of a tired giant. To the east, the slopes of Skulberts Hill cast long, cooling shadows over the pastures as the afternoon light begins to fail. The water of Starton Beck traces a quiet, persistent line through the lower fields, carving a path through the valley floor with a cold, rhythmic clarity. Thorpe remains a place of austere proportions, where the wind carries the scent of damp moss and the dry, mineral tang of the high fells. Life in Thorpe follows the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons, unencumbered by the frantic pace of the wider world.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Thorpe, 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 Thorpe includes coordinates 54.052356, -1.981192, 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 Thorpe is available on the Thorpe 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.