West Scrafton, North Yorkshire Weather
About West Scrafton, North Yorkshire
West Scrafton watches over the quiet convergence of limestone and pasture where the earth holds its breath beneath the vast, shifting canopy of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It lies 4.2 miles south-west of Middleham (from Middleham: bearing 233°T, OS grid SE 072 836), and is situated south-east of Carlton village. Drystone walls trace intricate patterns across the rising slopes, their grey, weathered surfaces drinking in the pale, slanted light of an afternoon sun. Nearby, the brisk, clear waters of Cullen Gill tumble over stone beds with a rhythmic persistence that defines the local cadence of the land. West Scrafton remains a place of singular perspective, where the rugged elevation of Mill Hill provides a silent sentry to the northern horizon. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity, untroubled by the clamour of busier tracks, save for the occasional call of a curlew circling above the deep, carved shadow of Caygill Scar. Such landscapes possess a spare, enduring beauty, offering a stark contrast to the verdant softness found in the lower, sheltered reaches of the dale.
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About This West Scrafton, North Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Scrafton, 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 West Scrafton includes coordinates 54.248296, -1.889638, 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 Scrafton is available on the West Scrafton 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.