Ellentrees occupies a quiet corner of the Wakefield district where the industrial legacy of West Yorkshire meets the persistent, encroaching green of the countryside. It lies 0.7 miles north-north-west of Normanton (from Normanton: bearing 338°T, OS grid SE 382 238). The morning light here often catches the lingering mist that drifts from the nearby waters of Foxholes Reach, casting a silvered sheen over the low-lying fields. Ellentrees maintains a stoic character, shaped by the rhythm of the surrounding landscape rather than the clamour of modern thoroughfares. To the south-east, the rise of Haw Hill provides a vantage point where one might observe the transition of the horizon as the sun declines. The soil beneath these suburban streets holds the memory of a coal-rich past, a subterranean weight that subtly defines the solid architecture of the local dwellings. Sparse hedgerows and pockets of persistent greenery punctuate the urban boundary, reminding the observer that the wilder elements of the county are never truly banished. Such places exist in a state of quiet transition, holding fast to their identity amidst the slow, inevitable turning of the seasons.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ellentrees, 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 Ellentrees includes coordinates 53.709806, -1.422365, 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 Ellentrees is available on the Ellentrees 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.