Rostholme emerges from the low-lying plains of South Yorkshire as a modest residential expanse defined by the quiet intersection of suburban life and the remnants of a rural past. It lies 0.6 miles north-north-west of Bentley (from Bentley: bearing 348°T, OS grid SE 564 068). The horizon here is marked by a vast, open sky that reflects off the nearby Langthwaite Dike, which draws a slender, silver thread through the neighbouring fields. Residents often walk the short distance to the Radcliffe Moat, where the still water holds the grey light of a winter afternoon in its heavy, reed-fringed depths. This proximity to such ancient landscape features grants Rostholme a singular, solemn character, despite the modern houses that define its streets. The nearby presence of the Radcliffe Moated Site serves as a reminder that this land was once held by those who sought protection behind earthen banks and water. While the pace of modern existence is evident in the traffic that hums along the nearby thoroughfares, the underlying terrain retains a stubborn, flat persistence. Rostholme thus functions as a bridge between the industrial heritage of the district and the quiet, enduring nature of the surrounding Yorkshire countryside.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rostholme, 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 Rostholme includes coordinates 53.555143, -1.149652, 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 Rostholme is available on the Rostholme 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.