Barkisland, West Yorkshire Weather
About Barkisland, West Yorkshire
Barkisland commands a rugged prominence above the Calder Valley, where the light often catches the gritstone facades in a pale, melancholic gold. It lies 2.2 miles south-south-east of Sowerby Bridge (from Sowerby Bridge: bearing 158°T, OS grid SE 055 199), and is situated east-south-east of Ripponden Wood village. The terrain rises sharply from the deep, shadowed cleft of Barkisland Clough, a verdant corridor that channels the damp air of the Pennine heights. Solid, seventeenth-century farmhouses of local stone bear witness to a past defined by the rigorous demands of hill farming and the early textile trade. Beyond the dwellings, the landscape opens into expansive, windswept horizons where the silhouette of Gallows Pole Hill marks the skyline with a stark, ancient gravity. Residents look out toward the expanse of Ringstone Edge Reservoir, a dark expanse of water that reflects the shifting moods of the West Yorkshire clouds. Barkisland retains a sense of singular detachment, existing as a sturdy outpost where the wind carries the scent of peat and the persistent chill of the high moorlands.
Flight conditions near Barkisland. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Barkisland and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Barkisland, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barkisland, West 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 Barkisland includes coordinates 53.676241, -1.917521, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Barkisland is available on the Barkisland map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the West 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.