Durkar, West Yorkshire Weather
About Durkar, West Yorkshire
Durkar retains a quiet, persistent character shaped by the shifting light that gathers over the West Yorkshire landscape. It lies 1.5 miles east-south-east of Horbury (from Horbury: bearing 116°T, OS grid SE 316 173), and is situated east-north-east of Calder Grove village. Industrial memory lingers in the brickwork of older buildings, reflecting a time when the rhythmic clatter of local enterprise defined the daily atmosphere. A short distance away, the still waters of Broad Cut mirror the pale, washed-out hues of the afternoon sky, offering a serene counterpoint to the busy thoroughfares nearby. During the autumn months, the air around Durkar takes on a sharp, metallic clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every stone and wall. Residents often look toward the expansive greenery of Pugneys Country Park, where the horizon broadens and the wind carries the faint, damp scent of the river. This proximity to water and open space lends Durkar a subtle, fluid identity, caught between the gravity of its Victorian heritage and the modern pace of the Wakefield district. Even as the shadows lengthen across the roads, a sense of grounded permanence remains, persistent as the turning of the seasons.
Flight conditions near Durkar. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Durkar and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Durkar, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Durkar, 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 Durkar includes coordinates 53.651607, -1.522243, 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 Durkar is available on the Durkar 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.