Rawdon, West Yorkshire Weather
About Rawdon, West Yorkshire
Rawdon occupies a prominent ridge of high ground that commands a wide prospect over the Aire Valley. It lies 0.9 miles south of Yeadon (from Yeadon: bearing 180°T, OS grid SE 208 396). Ancient gritstone walls partition the slopes, holding the memory of a time when the looms of the woollen trade hummed in every cellar. Today, the quietude of Micklefield Park offers a verdant anchor to the centre, where the light catches the silvered bark of mature trees during the long afternoon. Beyond the domestic hearths, the ascent toward the Rawdon Trig point rewards the traveller with an expansive horizon that shifts from hazy blue to deep indigo as evening descends. The landscape is punctuated by the enduring presence of local heritage, including the curious cup and ring marked stones that remain as silent, prehistoric sentinels. Such features ground Rawdon in a deep, geological time that persists despite the modern pace of the surrounding district. Residents often walk the paths that trace the contours of the land, finding in the wind-swept air a sense of clarity that defines the character of this elevated place.
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About This Rawdon, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rawdon, 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 Rawdon includes coordinates 53.85301, -1.684847, 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 Rawdon is available on the Rawdon 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.