Gleadless maintains a steady, elevated presence above the industrial heart of South Yorkshire, catching the first golden light as it crests the eastern ridges. It lies 2.8 miles south-east of Sheffield (from Sheffield: bearing 143°T, OS grid SK 382 838), and is situated north-west of Highlane village. The terrain here rises sharply, granting Gleadless a vantage point where the wind carries a crisp, unadorned clarity across the rooftops. To the west, the deep indentation of Gleadless Valley carves a verdant passage through the landscape, separating the suburban rows from the encroaching wilder greenery. Residents often walk the open reaches of Gleadless Common, where the grass grows thick and resilient against the passing seasons. Older stone masonry occasionally surfaces amidst the modern brickwork, hinting at the agricultural roots that predate the expansion of the nearby city. The air holds a particular sharpness here, especially when the evening mist drifts up from the lower basins to soften the sharp lines of the horizon. Gleadless remains defined by this transition between the urban sprawl of Sheffield and the quiet, rolling gradients of the southern countryside.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gleadless, 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 Gleadless includes coordinates 53.349948, -1.427209, 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 Gleadless is available on the Gleadless 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.