Windhill, South Yorkshire Weather
About Windhill, South Yorkshire
Windhill occupies a modest rise in the South Yorkshire landscape, where the air often carries a faint, metallic memory of the region’s industrial pulse. It lies 1.1 miles east-north-east of Mexborough (from Mexborough: bearing 66°T, OS grid SE 485 006), and is situated north-north-east of Old Denaby village. A quiet stillness defines the streets here, broken only by the sharp, sudden chatter of birds moving between the domestic gardens and the nearby green expanse of Knapton Gardens. The light in this part of the Doncaster district possesses a peculiar, pale clarity, casting long shadows across the brickwork that seem to stretch toward the horizon. To the south, the earth rises to support the ancient, grassy ramparts of the Castle Hills Motte And Bailey Castle, a silent witness to centuries of shifting borders and changing fortunes. Below these heights, the land flattens toward the water, where the slow, deliberate curves of the old River Dearne course through the valley. Windhill retains a sturdy, unassuming character, anchored by the proximity of protected landscapes that keep the encroaching modern sprawl at a respectful distance. Here, the transition from urban edge to open field feels definitive, marked by the persistent, cooling breath of the wind that gives the place its name.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Windhill, South Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Windhill, 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 Windhill includes coordinates 53.50073, -1.269885, 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 Windhill is available on the Windhill 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.