New Close, West Yorkshire Weather
About New Close, West Yorkshire
New Close emerges as a quiet threshold where the rugged Pennine terrain begins to soften into the patterned greens of the Kirklees district. It lies 3.3 miles north-west of Meltham (from Meltham: bearing 312°T, OS grid SE 060 141), and is situated north-north-west of Lingards Wood village. The landscape here holds a particular quality of light, one that catches the sharp incline of Cop Hill to the south-west and stretches across the moorland with a pale, watchful intensity. To the east, the shadowed depth of Merry Dale Clough draws the gaze toward a hidden, verdant silence that contrasts with the exposed gritstone heights. New Close maintains a modest, enduring character, defined by the weight of stone walls that mark the boundaries of ancient pastures. The earth beneath these slopes retains a cool, damp memory of the industrial waters that once powered the region’s looms. Time here moves with the slow, deliberate rhythm of the wind shifting across the high grasses, indifferent to the haste of the world below. Through the changing seasons, the horizon remains an unbroken line of grey and green, anchoring the spirit of New Close to the enduring geology of the north.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This New Close, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Close, 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 New Close includes coordinates 53.62343, -1.909898, 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 New Close is available on the New Close 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.