Hade Edge occupies a high, windswept ridge where the gritstone earth meets a vast and restless sky. It lies 1.7 miles south of Holmfirth (from Holmfirth: bearing 171°T, OS grid SE 146 055), and is situated south-west of Hepworth village. The landscape surrounding Hade Edge is defined by the hard, honest labour of the Pennine fringe, where drystone walls map out the grazing land like veins on an old hand. To the west, the still, dark waters of Holme Styes Reservoir hold the reflection of passing clouds, grounding the horizon in a cool, deep silence. Further east, the gentle slopes towards Boshaw Whams Reservoir catch the low, slanted light of afternoon, turning the rough moor grass into a fleeting expanse of burnt gold. The air here carries the bracing chill of the high ground, a sharp reminder of the elevation that separates these homes from the sheltered valleys below. Residents and visitors alike often trace the ancient tracks that wind through the rugged terrain, finding a quiet endurance in the persistent, unyielding stone. Hade Edge persists as a sturdy outpost of the Kirklees district, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life more than any mechanical clock.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hade 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 Hade Edge includes coordinates 53.546243, -1.780953, 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 Hade Edge is available on the Hade 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.