Lower Clough retains a quiet austerity, defined by the rugged topography of the Pennine foothills where the gritstone earth meets the shifting moods of the West Yorkshire sky. It lies 2.1 miles north of Meltham (from Meltham: bearing 355°T, OS grid SE 096 139), and is situated south-south-east of Linthwaite village. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, muscular grace, shaped by the ancient forces that carved the deep, shadowed recesses of nearby Kitchen Clough. Sunlight often plays across the sloping pastures, catching the grey edges of stone walls that hold the land in a loose, fractured embrace. To the south, the expansive surface of Blackmoorfoot Reservoir mirrors the heavy, bruised clouds that frequently gather above the high moorland ridges. Lower Clough remains a place of austere transitions, where the remnants of industrial ambition are slowly being reclaimed by the persistent, encroaching heather. The air here carries a sharp clarity, unburdened by the clamour of the lowlands, and feels most alive when the wind sweeps down from the heights to brush against the weathered architecture. This landscape offers a singular perspective, grounding the observer in a geography that demands both patience and a reverence for the stark beauty of the north.
Flight conditions near Lower Clough. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Lower Clough and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lower Clough, 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 Lower Clough includes coordinates 53.622397, -1.855125, 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 Lower Clough is available on the Lower Clough 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.