Swinton, South Yorkshire Weather
About Swinton, South Yorkshire
Swinton bears the weight of a long industrial memory, its brickwork and iron legacy reflecting the amber glow of a low-hanging sun. It lies 0.9 miles west-south-west of Mexborough (from Mexborough: bearing 237°T, OS grid SK 456 991), and is situated north of Kilnhurst village. The landscape here is defined by a sturdy, functional character, where the echoes of the Rockingham Works still seem to linger in the quiet air near the site of the former pottery. To the east, the water at Swinton Locks holds the reflection of the sky in a mirror of dark, still glass, offering a sharp contrast to the grit of the surrounding streets. Residents often find a moment of reprieve at Highfield Park, where the trees lean away from the prevailing wind as if leaning into a shared secret. The earth beneath Swinton hides the remnants of a Roman past, with ancient earthworks nearby tracing the movements of soldiers long returned to dust. These contours of the land provide a rhythmic rise and fall, breaking the monotony of the modern thoroughfares with slopes that catch the morning frost. Even as industry fades into the background, the enduring strength of the local masonry suggests a pride that refuses to be entirely unmade by the passage of years.
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About This Swinton, South Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swinton, 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 Swinton includes coordinates 53.48698, -1.312802, 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 Swinton is available on the Swinton 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.