Cottingley Bar, West Yorkshire Weather
About Cottingley Bar, West Yorkshire
Cottingley Bar marks a point of transition where the steady incline of the landscape begins to soften against the horizon. It lies 1.1 miles south-east of Bingley (from Bingley: bearing 145°T, OS grid SE 118 375), and is situated east-north-east of Lee Lane village. The morning light often catches the high ridge of Rye Loaf Hill to the north-north-east, casting long, lean shadows that stretch toward the modest rooftops of Cottingley Bar. Below these slopes, the earth holds a quiet moisture that feeds the nearby watercourses, lending a particular clarity to the air as it drifts across the fields. A short distance away, the well-tended grass of Cottingley Village Green provides a central focus for the local geography, offering a calm, open space amidst the surrounding residential sprawl. The proximity of such green expanses ensures that the rhythm of the seasons remains visible even within the built environment. Here, the transition from the rugged upland terrain to the more settled lower ground creates a distinct atmosphere of permanence. Cottingley Bar continues to occupy this functional threshold, maintaining a steady connection between the open hills and the developed corridors of the district.
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About This Cottingley Bar, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cottingley Bar, 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 Cottingley Bar includes coordinates 53.833733, -1.821167, 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 Cottingley Bar is available on the Cottingley Bar 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.