Elland Upper Edge commands a rugged prominence where the grit of the Pennine foothills meets the expansive, shifting light of the West Yorkshire sky. It lies 0.9 miles east of Elland (from Elland: bearing 96°T, OS grid SE 123 207), and is situated south-south-west of Elland Lower Edge village. The wind here carries a sharp, metallic clarity, sweeping over the high ground as if to scour away the remnants of the heavy industrial past. To the south-south-west, the skeletal remains of the Hawkyard Mink Farm stand as a quiet reminder of lives once tethered to the changing demands of the land. Below these slopes, the earth holds the Elland Bypass Cutting Sssi, a fragile scar of geological importance that reveals the deep, layered history of the bedrock. Elland Upper Edge retains a solitary character, watching the shadows lengthen across the valley floor with a stoic, unbothered grace. Stone walls trace the contours of the fields like veins across a weathered hand, anchoring the houses against the relentless push of the weather. Life in Elland Upper Edge remains defined by this elevation, where every chimney pot and gable end seems to reach for a larger, more turbulent horizon.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elland Upper Edge, 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 Elland Upper Edge includes coordinates 53.683289, -1.814052, 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 Elland Upper Edge is available on the Elland Upper Edge 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.