Knotford, West Yorkshire Weather
About Knotford, West Yorkshire
Knotford maintains a quiet presence upon the low-lying fields where the northern reaches of the Wharfe valley broaden into agricultural stillness. It lies 1.0 miles east-north-east of Otley (from Otley: bearing 77°T, OS grid SE 218 459). The landscape here is defined by the steady, unobserved movement of the Main Dike, which winds through the damp meadows to the east-southeast with a persistent, silver clarity. A short distance to the north-north-west, the dense timber of Otley Plantation breaks the horizon, casting long, deliberate shadows that stretch across the sodden earth during the late afternoon. The light in Knotford often possesses a pale, translucent quality, catching the mist that rises from the riverbanks to blur the distinction between the horizon and the sky. This proximity to the water gives the air a heavy, fertile scent, grounding the hamlet in a cycle of seasonal dampness and growth. Though Knotford remains small and unassuming, it sits comfortably within a landscape that has supported local life for centuries, marked by the ancient earthworks and stone remnants scattered in the nearby woods. The silence of the fields is rarely broken, save for the occasional call of birds navigating the corridor between the river and the higher ground.
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About This Knotford, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Knotford, 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 Knotford includes coordinates 53.908981, -1.669524, 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 Knotford is available on the Knotford 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.