Oulton, West Yorkshire Weather
About Oulton, West Yorkshire
Oulton retains a quiet, dignified character defined by its position within the historic West Yorkshire landscape. It lies 1.2 miles east of Rothwell (from Rothwell: bearing 85°T, OS grid SE 365 283). The morning sun often catches the dew upon the expansive grounds of Oulton Hall, where 116 hectares of manicured gardens offer a stately respite from the nearby urban sprawl. Beyond these formal borders, the land softens into the verdant embrace of Water Haigh Woodland Park, a reclaimed expanse where nature now diligently masks the scars of former industrial toil. The air here carries a distinct, cool clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the Aire and Calder Navigation. Residents frequent the footpaths that trace the water’s edge, observing how the light shifts across the surface of the channel as it moves toward the distant horizon. Oulton balances this gentle geography with a legacy of local industry that once hummed with the rhythmic persistence of coal and canal traffic. Today, the pace is more deliberate, allowing the quiet resonance of the countryside to linger in the spaces between the red-brick facades and well-tended lanes.
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About This Oulton, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oulton, 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 Oulton includes coordinates 53.74999, -1.446669, 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 Oulton is available on the Oulton 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.