Ewood commands the steep, verdant slopes of the Calder Valley, where the light catches the gritstone edges of the hills in a pale, melancholic gold. It lies 1.9 miles east-south-east of Hebden Bridge (from Hebden Bridge: bearing 105°T, OS grid SE 022 263), and is situated north-west of Brearley village. Below the dwellings, the Rochdale Canal traces a glassy, purposeful line through the valley floor, reflecting the heavy clouds that often drift in from the high moors. The landscape around Ewood is defined by the South Pennine Moors SSSI, a rugged expanse where the wind carries the scent of peat and the silence of ancient, uncultivated earth. To the west, the deep, shadowed cleft of White Lee Clough carves into the hillside, marking the abrupt transition from the sheltered valley to the wilder, wind-swept heights above. The air here holds a crisp, bracing quality, sharpened by the proximity to the exposed ridges that dictate the rhythm of the seasons. Ewood remains a place of quiet industry and stark geography, where the stone buildings cling to the incline as if anchored against the persistent gravity of the northern rain.
Flight conditions near Ewood. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Ewood and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ewood, 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 Ewood includes coordinates 53.733852, -1.968114, 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 Ewood is available on the Ewood 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.