Ledston, West Yorkshire Weather
About Ledston, West Yorkshire
Ledston commands a quiet authority over the limestone ridge that rises above the surrounding West Yorkshire lowlands. It lies 2.0 miles north-north-east of Castleford (from Castleford: bearing 12°T, OS grid SE 433 287), and is situated east-north-east of Allerton Bywater village. The horizon here is marked by the modest swell of Sheldon Hill to the west, where the light often catches the stone walls in a pale, brittle silver. Below the ridge, the waters of Lin Dike trace a sluggish, dark path through the fields, separating the high ground from the busier industrial echoes of the valley floor. Ledston retains a formal, measured pace, defined by the enduring presence of Ledston Hall and its sprawling, deer-fenced parkland. The local architecture possesses a heavy, grounded dignity, constructed from the very magnesian limestone that defines the underlying geology of this corner of the county. In autumn, the mist clings to the low-lying meadows near the water, lending the landscape a transitory, fragile quality that defies the permanence of the ancient manor. Through the clear air, one can often trace the subtle contours of the land toward the distant, reed-fringed expanse of Fairburn Ings. This is a place that keeps its own counsel, preferring the long shadows of its trees to the clamour of the modern world.
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About This Ledston, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ledston, 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 Ledston includes coordinates 53.753424, -1.34339, 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 Ledston is available on the Ledston 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.