Outwood, West Yorkshire Weather
About Outwood, West Yorkshire
Outwood holds a quiet gravity in the West Yorkshire landscape, where the iron-willed legacy of its industrial past lingers beneath modern suburban streets. It lies 1.9 miles north of Wakefield (from Wakefield: bearing 0°T, OS grid SE 332 239), and is situated south of Lofthouse village. The horizon here is defined by the soft, reclaimed slopes of the Lofthouse Colliery Nature Park, where thickets of birch and rowan have colonised the scars of former coal workings. In the early morning, the light catches the silvered bark of these trees, casting long, lean shadows across the walking paths that trace the earth’s uneven rise. Residents often cross the threshold of Outwood Park, a verdant lung of open grass that provides a necessary pause in the steady hum of commuter traffic. To the east, the rhythmic flow of Lee Moor Beck cuts a narrow, winding artery through the topography, its waters reflecting the grey, shifting clouds typical of the region. Outwood maintains a utilitarian resilience, its character forged by the heavy industries that once demanded so much from this ground. Such places do not ask to be admired, yet they possess a stark, unadorned beauty that reveals itself to those who watch the seasons turn across the fields.
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About This Outwood, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Outwood, 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 Outwood includes coordinates 53.711306, -1.498008, 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 Outwood is available on the Outwood 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.