Darton, South Yorkshire Weather
About Darton, South Yorkshire
Darton retains the rugged, industrious character of South Yorkshire, where the heavy legacy of coal mining has long since surrendered to the quiet persistence of green fields and residential streets. It lies 3.0 miles north-west of Barnsley (from Barnsley: bearing 316°T, OS grid SE 310 099), and is situated east-north-east of Kexbrough village. The Mapplewell Brook winds through the lower reaches of the landscape, tracing a path that once powered the local mills and shaped the early industrial growth of the parish. To the north, the open expanse of Longfields offers residents a vantage point over the shifting shadows of the valley floor, where the light turns a pale, bruised violet at dusk. All Saints’ Church serves as a stoic anchor for Darton, its ancient stone walls weathering the seasons with a gravity that defies the frantic pace of modern transit. A short walk towards the north-west reveals the rising profile of Walk Royd Hill, which stands as a silent witness to the geological shifts that defined this corner of the county. The rhythm of daily life here is marked by the passage of trains along the Penistone Line, a metallic hum that punctuates the stillness of the surrounding meadows. Through this intersection of iron and loam, Darton maintains a distinct identity, neither fully reclaimed by nature nor entirely defined by its soot-stained past.
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About This Darton, South Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Darton, South 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. Air quality data includes PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the UK Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI 1-10) as used by DEFRA and the Met Office. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Darton includes coordinates 53.584777, -1.533177, in the county of South Yorkshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Darton is available on the Darton map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the South 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.