Silkstone, South Yorkshire Weather
About Silkstone, South Yorkshire
Silkstone holds the quiet gravity of a place built upon the deep, dark seams of coal and the forgotten heat of ancient kilns. It lies 3.2 miles east-north-east of Penistone (from Penistone: bearing 60°T, OS grid SE 290 058), and is situated north of Silkstone Common village. The topography here inclines toward the hollows of the landscape, where the earth still remembers the heavy industry of the past. Remnants of the Silkstone 17th Century Glassworks and 18th Century Pottery linger in the soil near the church, a silent assertion of the craft that once defined the local economy. Beyond these remains, the land drops away into the verdant, sheltered expanse of Banks Bottom, where the light shifts with a thin, pale clarity across the swaying grasses. The architecture of Silkstone reflects a sturdy, utilitarian resilience, fashioned from the same grit that once drew men into the subterranean dark. Nearby, the presence of the Silkstone Waggonway serves as a stark, linear ghost of the iron-willed commerce that carved through these hills. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, unbothered by the frantic acceleration found in the wider world beyond the valley rim.
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About This Silkstone, South Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Silkstone, 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 Silkstone includes coordinates 53.548901, -1.56332, 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 Silkstone is available on the Silkstone 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.