Oakes, West Yorkshire Weather
About Oakes, West Yorkshire
Oakes catches the low, pale light of the West Yorkshire sky, clinging to the rising ground that overlooks the industrial sprawl of the valley below. It lies 1.8 miles west-north-west of Huddersfield (from Huddersfield: bearing 290°T, OS grid SE 117 174), and is situated east-north-west of Nettleton Hill village. Stone walls delineate the perimeter of Oakes, marking a transition between the dense urban grid and the abrupt, windswept slopes that climb toward the horizon. To the south-west, the silhouette of Longwood Tower rises above the ridge, a silent sentinel watching over the shifting weather patterns that roll in from the Pennines. Below this vantage, the grassy expanse of the Longwood Outdoor Auditorium holds the memory of echoes and summer gatherings, now quiet against the steady, rhythmic hum of local traffic. The air here carries a distinct, sharp chill, sharpened by the proximity of the high ground at Laund Hill which stands as a rugged bulwark against the prevailing winds. Oakes persists as a place of transit and residence, where the weight of 19th-century expansion meets the modern necessity of commuter life. Even in the gloom of dusk, the slate roofs gleam with a dull, leaden lustre, reflecting the stoicism of a landscape that has long traded in wool, coal, and endurance.
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About This Oakes, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakes, 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 Oakes includes coordinates 53.653419, -1.824245, 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 Oakes is available on the Oakes 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.