Kirkthorpe, West Yorkshire Weather
About Kirkthorpe, West Yorkshire
Kirkthorpe remains a quiet pocket of West Yorkshire, where the heavy, humid air of the Calder Valley often hangs low over the hedgerows. It lies 1.7 miles south-west of Normanton (from Normanton: bearing 233°T, OS grid SE 364 210), and is situated west of Warmfield village. The land here rises in modest, grassy swells, with Peas Hill punctuating the skyline just to the south-east like a forgotten sentinel guarding the approach. The nearby waters of The Half Moon catch the grey, shifting light of the northern sky, holding it still amidst the reeds. Ancient stone walls define the perimeter of Kirkthorpe, their surfaces worn smooth by decades of damp wind and the slow, rhythmic passage of seasons. A sense of long-settled stillness defines the local character, far removed from the sharp, metallic clamour of the industrial hubs nearby. The nearby Newland Preceptory offers a silent echo of medieval influence, its presence grounding the landscape in a history that predates the modern sprawl. Visitors might find that the light here possesses a particular clarity, revealing the subtle textures of the earth and the deep, enduring green of the surrounding pastures.
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Live animated radar for Kirkthorpe and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Kirkthorpe, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kirkthorpe, 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 Kirkthorpe includes coordinates 53.684687, -1.449706, 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 Kirkthorpe is available on the Kirkthorpe 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.