Flanshaw, West Yorkshire Weather
About Flanshaw, West Yorkshire
Flanshaw maintains a steady, industrious pulse along the western fringes of the urban sprawl. It lies 1.2 miles west of Wakefield (from Wakefield: bearing 269°T, OS grid SE 313 208). Iron-grey stone and brickwork define the rows of dwellings here, standing as quiet witnesses to the rhythmic shift from coal-hewn industry to modern suburban life. The land carries a slight, persistent tilt toward the low-lying basins where the water gathers. To the north-northwest, the Alverthorpe Beck traces a narrow, cooling path through the landscape, its movement a constant, hushed companion to the nearby streets. Flanshaw embraces this proximity to the water, where the light often catches the reeds in a pale, silver shimmer before fading into the dusk. Nearby, the open expanse of Alverthorpe Meadows offers a reprieve from the tarmac, where the grass grows thick and unbothered by the passing of the hours. These corridors of green and blue provide a necessary breath for the surrounding houses, grounding the modern day in the ancient, slow geology of the valley.
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About This Flanshaw, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Flanshaw, 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 Flanshaw includes coordinates 53.683514, -1.526606, 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 Flanshaw is available on the Flanshaw 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.