Wydra, North Yorkshire Weather
About Wydra, North Yorkshire
Wydra emerges from the quiet, high-altitude folds of the North Yorkshire landscape, a place where the wind carries the sharp, clean scent of open moorland. It lies 5.6 miles north of Otley (from Otley: bearing 358°T, OS grid SE 198 545), and is situated east-south-east of Blubberhouses village. The light here has a peculiar, thin clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the drystone walls, tracing the boundaries of fields that have long defied the encroaching heather. To the south-west, the dark, reflective expanse of Swinsty Reservoir anchors the horizon, its still waters holding the grey sky in a firm, glass-like grip. A short distance to the east, the modest flow of Spinksburn Beck cuts through the rock, adding a persistent, low-frequency murmur to the stillness of the afternoon. Wydra maintains a solitary presence, detached from the frantic pulse of larger hubs, where the rhythm of the day is dictated only by the shifting clouds and the turning of the seasons. The ground rises toward Pullan Hill, offering a vantage point where the land appears to stretch out in infinite, muted shades of green and slate. Here, the earth feels older and less hurried, holding a silence that is only broken by the occasional cry of a curlew circling above the crags.
Flight conditions near Wydra. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Wydra and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Wydra, North Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wydra, 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 Wydra includes coordinates 53.986405, -1.698238, 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 Wydra is available on the Wydra 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.