Thruscross commands a rugged vantage point where the expansive moorland meets the persistent pull of the Washburn Valley. It lies 4.3 miles south of Pateley Bridge (from Pateley Bridge: bearing 180°T, OS grid SE 159 586), and is situated west of Thornthwaite village. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the drystone walls crisscrossing the surrounding slopes. Below these heights, the dark, reflective expanse of Thruscross Reservoir captures the shifting moods of the northern sky, acting as a silent mirror to the clouds. To the east, the rising flank of Moorhouse Hill offers a stark, heather-clad silhouette against the horizon, grounding the landscape in a somber, ancient permanence. The waters of Slade Dike carve a narrow, rhythmic path through the terrain, whispering of the persistent erosion that has slowly shaped this quiet corner of North Yorkshire. Thruscross remains a place of wind-scoured beauty, where the weight of the open hills dictates a slower, more deliberate pace of life.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Thruscross, 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 Thruscross includes coordinates 54.023983, -1.758152, 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 Thruscross is available on the Thruscross 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.