Blakestones, West Yorkshire Weather
About Blakestones, West Yorkshire
Blakestones occupies a high, resolute shoulder of the Pennines where the air tastes of sharp gritstone and distant rain. It lies 2.6 miles north-west of Meltham (from Meltham: bearing 322°T, OS grid SE 073 138), and is situated west-south-west of Slaithwaite village. The landscape around Blakestones is defined by the austere geometry of drystone walls that divide the moorland into a patchwork of cooling greys and browns. To the north-east, the glass-still surface of Slaithwaite Reservoir catches the changing light, acting as a pale mirror to the shifting clouds above the valley. Further east, the descent into Kitchen Clough reveals a hidden depth where the wind loses its bite and the shadows gather in the hollows of the earth. The houses here possess a stoic, unadorned character, constructed from the very stone that anchors the hillside against the persistent westerlies. Every chimney stack and garden gate serves as a quiet witness to the isolation that defines this high-altitude corner of West Yorkshire. Blakestones remains an outpost of profound stillness, where the horizon feels closer and the silence has a distinct, heavy weight.
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About This Blakestones, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blakestones, 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 Blakestones includes coordinates 53.621454, -1.889658, 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 Blakestones is available on the Blakestones 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.