Cambridge, West Yorkshire Weather
About Cambridge, West Yorkshire
Cambridge serves as a quiet, elevated shoulder of land rising above the Wharfe valley, catching the first amber light that spills over the gritstone ridges of the Pennines. It lies 0.6 miles east-south-east of Otley (from Otley: bearing 123°T, OS grid SE 210 450). The geography here is defined by the steep, wooded slopes of Chevin Forest Park, where the earth pushes upward in a tangle of birch and bracken that shelters the lower homes of Cambridge from the prevailing winds. Ancient history remains etched into the bedrock nearby, where the weathered, moss-softened markings of the Knotties Stone offer a silent record of human presence long before the modern grid arrived. The air in Cambridge often carries the scent of damp pine and woodsmoke, a clean, sharp fragrance that lingers even when the valley below is muffled by thick river mist. Residents move through streets that feel less like a suburban sprawl and more like a deliberate pause in the landscape, observing the long, rhythmic shadows cast by the crags during the late afternoon. Life in Cambridge remains tethered to the industrious pulse of the nearby market town, yet it maintains a distinct, solitary composure amidst the high, open moorland air.
Flight conditions near Cambridge. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Cambridge and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Cambridge, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cambridge, 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 Cambridge includes coordinates 53.900863, -1.681885, 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 Cambridge is available on the Cambridge 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.