Little Houghton bears the quiet weight of a landscape shaped by the long, industrious shadows of the coal-age. It lies 1.8 miles west of Thurnscoe (from Thurnscoe: bearing 274°T, OS grid SE 424 056), and is situated north-west of Middlecliffe village. The horizon here is marked by the enduring memory of the Houghton Main Colliery Memorial, which stands as a silent sentinel just a short distance to the north-west of the houses. Beyond the streets, the terrain softens into the Dearne Valley Wetlands Sssi, where the water catches the pale Yorkshire light and draws the sky down into the reeds. From the higher ground, one can look toward the distant spine of the Quarry Hills, a reminder of the raw earth that sustained the generations who worked the deep seams. Little Houghton holds its own distinct character, balanced between the remnants of its industrial heart and the encroaching wildness of the valley floor. The air possesses a clean, sharp quality in the colder months, carrying the scent of damp soil and the distant, rhythmic hum of the wider district. Time moves with a measured pace through the lanes, leaving the history of the shafts and the resilience of the people to linger in the stone.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Little Houghton, 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 Little Houghton includes coordinates 53.545366, -1.360844, 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 Little Houghton is available on the Little Houghton 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.