Ledsham, West Yorkshire Weather
About Ledsham, West Yorkshire
Limestone walls and honey-coloured stone define the ancient character of Ledsham. It lies 3.1 miles north-east of Castleford (from Castleford: bearing 35°T, OS grid SE 455 297), and is situated east-north-east of Ledston village. The All Saints’ Church serves as a silent anchor here, its pre-Conquest tower holding the weight of centuries beneath a sky that often seems wider than the earth below. To the east, the Madbanks and Ledsham Banks SSSI offer a quiet sanctuary where chalk-loving flora thrives in the thin, pale soil. A short distance to the north, the Hundred Acre Plantation gathers the restless wind into its canopy, casting long, shifting shadows over the fields. Ledsham maintains a steady, agricultural heartbeat, where the seasonal turning of the plough remains more significant than the nearby hum of modern transport. The light here has a particular clarity, catching the edges of the drystone walls and illuminating the quiet resilience of the landscape. Life in Ledsham continues in harmony with the rhythm of the seasons, indifferent to the haste of the world beyond its borders.
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About This Ledsham, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ledsham, 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 Ledsham includes coordinates 53.762198, -1.310063, 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 Ledsham is available on the Ledsham 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.