Hepworth, West Yorkshire Weather
About Hepworth, West Yorkshire
Hepworth captures the amber light of late afternoon, where stone cottages hold the warmth of the sun long after the shadows have lengthened. It lies 1.6 miles south-east of Holmfirth (from Holmfirth: bearing 125°T, OS grid SE 163 067), and is situated south of Jackson Bridge village. The landscape around Hepworth is defined by the steady, rhythmic descent of the Dean Dike, which carves a narrow vein through the surrounding Pennine gritstone. To the east, the steep, wild slopes of How Clough rise abruptly, reminding the observer that the encroaching moorland is never truly tamed. Local history remains etched in the sturdy architecture of the older dwellings, built to endure the biting winds that sweep across the high, exposed ridges. Residents maintain a quiet independence, observing the passage of the seasons as the water levels fluctuate in the nearby reservoirs. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the drystone walls criss-crossing the hillsides. Hepworth stands as a resilient witness to the transition between industrial heritage and the enduring, open silence of the northern uplands.
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About This Hepworth, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hepworth, 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 Hepworth includes coordinates 53.556808, -1.754784, 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 Hepworth is available on the Hepworth 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.