Holmes endures as a quiet industrial legacy, tracing the path of the river through the heart of South Yorkshire. It lies 1.0 miles west of Rotherham (from Rotherham: bearing 267°T, OS grid SK 413 927). Low sunlight often catches the metalwork of the Harvest sculpture nearby, reflecting a stark, modern geometry against the grey, northern sky. The landscape here retains the memory of heavy toil, where the earth has long been shaped by the demands of iron and coal. To the north, the protected wildness of the Bradgate Brickworks Sssi offers a rare, untamed patch of ground where nature quietly reclaims the scars of former extraction. The proximity of Blackburn Meadows Nature Reserve provides a verdant lung for the district, softening the rigid lines of the surrounding infrastructure. Each street in Holmes carries a weight of purpose, defined by the steady, rhythmic pulse of the working valley. This geography remains a testament to the persistence of a place that has helped fuel the furnace of the nation.
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Live animated radar for Holmes and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Holmes, 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 Holmes includes coordinates 53.430065, -1.378709, 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 Holmes is available on the Holmes 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.