Knowle Top, South Yorkshire Weather
About Knowle Top, South Yorkshire
Knowle Top commands a high, exposed ridge where the wind carries the sharp, clean scent of the high gritstone moors. It lies 3.2 miles west-north-west of Sheffield (from Sheffield: bearing 284°T, OS grid SK 303 886), and is situated east-south-east of Dungworth village. Below these heights, the landscape descends into the deep, verdant incision of Rivelin Glen, where the water once turned the wheels of industry that forged the identity of this region. The proximity of Stannington Ruffs SSSI offers a rare, untamed patch of heathland nearby, preserving a wildness that contrasts with the domestic order of the nearby stone-built terraces. Light here possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the grey edges of local masonry before it slips across the valley floor toward the distant, shimmering surface of Mill Stream. Knowle Top remains a place of transition, caught between the encroaching suburban reach of the city and the rugged, unyielding character of the Peak District fringes. The inhabitants look out over a horizon that has long observed the shift from water-powered metalwork to the quietude of modern residential life. Every chimney stack and garden wall in Knowle Top stands as a marker of human persistence against the prevailing weather of the South Yorkshire plateau.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Knowle Top, South Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Knowle Top, 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 Knowle Top includes coordinates 53.393735, -1.544833, 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 Knowle Top is available on the Knowle Top 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.