High above the Calder Valley, the grey gritstone cottages of Lumbutts gather against the steep, rain-washed slopes of the Pennines. It lies 1.1 miles east-south-east of Todmorden (from Todmorden: bearing 115°T, OS grid SD 952 233), and is situated south-west of Mankinholes village. The industrial spirit of the nineteenth century lingers in the stone, where water once powered the heavy looms that defined the local trade. Below the houses, the dark, still surface of the Mill Dam reflects the shifting clouds, providing a quiet contrast to the rugged moorland rising sharply behind the dwellings. A short walk away, the deep, wooded chasm of Lumbutts Clough carves a jagged path through the landscape, carrying the persistent music of rushing water over moss-covered boulders. Sunlight here hits the valley walls with a peculiar, slanted intensity, illuminating the lichen that clings to the dry-stone walls like ancient, tangled lace. Lumbutts maintains a stoic independence, its architecture shaped by the unforgiving topography and the relentless, driving winds that sweep across the high plateau. These hills possess a heavy, silent gravity, demanding a slow pace from any traveller who dares to climb their winding, narrow lanes.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lumbutts, 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 Lumbutts includes coordinates 53.706897, -2.072799, 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 Lumbutts is available on the Lumbutts 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.