Washfold, North Yorkshire Weather
About Washfold, North Yorkshire
Washfold remains a quiet witness to the shifting light that rolls across the high, limestone-scarred shoulders of the Swaledale landscape. It lies 7.4 miles west of Richmond (from Richmond: bearing 278°T, OS grid NZ 052 026), and is situated north-north-east of Reeth village. The earth here is thin and hungry, giving way to the cold, clear waters of Padley Beck as the stream cuts its path through the gritstone towards the valley floor. To the east, the rounded flank of Hog Hill rises against the horizon, marking the slow transition from the sheltered dales to the exposed, windswept heights. Washfold keeps its own counsel, defined by the stark geometry of drystone walls that trace the contours of the moorland like veins in an old hand. Further north, the quiet hollow of Skeg Dale draws the mist down from the high ground, cooling the air even in the height of summer. The silence of the surrounding terrain is broken only by the sharp call of curlews or the sudden, frantic rush of water after a storm. Life in Washfold moves in sympathy with these seasonal rhythms, anchored by the enduring gravity of the hills and the relentless, scouring passage of the wind.
Flight conditions near Washfold. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Washfold and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Washfold, North Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Washfold, 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 Washfold includes coordinates 54.419372, -1.919847, 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 Washfold is available on the Washfold 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.