Ancient stone and the persistent memory of earth define the quiet character of Whorlton. It lies 7.5 miles south-south-east of Yarm (from Yarm: bearing 149°T, OS grid NZ 482 024), and is situated north-north-east of Swainby village. Whorlton resides within the protected embrace of the North York Moors National Park, where the horizon broadens into a vast, heather-stained expanse. To the west, the weathered ruins of Whorlton Castle stand as a jagged silhouette against the changing light of the afternoon. Gold Hill rises steeply nearby, its slopes catching the pale, sharp clarity of the northern sun that seems to sharpen every blade of grass. Below the ridge, the land spills toward the modest, purposeful flow of Swainby Beck, which cuts through the valley floor with a cold, clear persistence. The site encompasses complex earthworks and the remnants of a deserted medieval life, grounding the modern observer in the heavy silence of past centuries. Here, the wind carries a raw, unadorned quality, sweeping across the open moorland to remind those who walk these paths of the wild scale of the landscape.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whorlton, 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 Whorlton includes coordinates 54.415573, -1.257566, 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 Whorlton is available on the Whorlton 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.