West Rounton maintains a quiet dignity amidst the flat, expansive agricultural fields that define this corner of North Yorkshire. It lies 5.7 miles south of Yarm (from Yarm: bearing 184°T, OS grid NZ 413 035), and is situated north-east of Welbury village. The landscape surrounding West Rounton is defined by a vast, open sky that seems to press down upon the earth, lending an immense scale to the horizon. To the east, the low slopes of Old Hill and Haggitt Hill disrupt the monotony of the plain, offering a subtle variation in the topography that catches the early morning light. The nearby River Wiske meanders through the low-lying meadows, its path marked by the persistent, silver-grey presence of willow trees. Ancient stone walls and hedgerows delineate the boundaries of fields that have been worked for generations, preserving a rhythm of labour that remains indifferent to the passing of decades. In the heart of West Rounton, the architecture speaks of a sturdy, functional past, where red-brick buildings stand resilient against the prevailing winds. The atmosphere here is one of profound stillness, where the sound of the wind across the open expanse becomes the primary cadence of the day.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Rounton, 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 West Rounton includes coordinates 54.425957, -1.363916, 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 West Rounton is available on the West Rounton 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.