Roughbirchworth occupies a quiet fold of the South Yorkshire landscape, where the earth rises in slow, deliberate rhythms. It lies 1.5 miles south-east of Penistone (from Penistone: bearing 136°T, OS grid SE 262 015), and is situated south-west of Oxspring village. The light here often feels heavy and pale, catching the stone walls that mark the boundaries of small, enduring pastures. To the north-west, the waters of Castle Dam hold the sky in a mirror of cold, still glass, reflecting the passage of the clouds above the surrounding fields. Roughbirchworth maintains a modest, steady character, defined more by the patience of its geography than by the noise of modern industry. A short distance away, the slopes of Salter Hill rise to meet the horizon, providing a vantage point over the patchwork of green that defines this corner of the Barnsley district. The air carries a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every fence line and farmhouse. Life in Roughbirchworth remains tethered to these subtle shifts in the terrain, where each season leaves a distinct, quiet mark upon the soil.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Roughbirchworth, 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 Roughbirchworth includes coordinates 53.509902, -1.605247, 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 Roughbirchworth is available on the Roughbirchworth 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.