Shepherd Hill, West Yorkshire Weather
About Shepherd Hill, West Yorkshire
Shepherd Hill rises as a modest crest of earth above the industrial sediment of the Wakefield district. It lies 0.8 miles east-north-east of Ossett (from Ossett: bearing 67°T, OS grid SE 290 210). The landscape here holds a quiet gravity, shaped by the steady, persistent runoff that feeds the nearby Bushy Beck. To the north, the elevation of Lodge Hill interrupts the skyline, offering a vantage point where the light catches the brickwork of older terraces in the late afternoon. Shepherd Hill maintains a character defined by the intersection of suburban domesticity and the lingering memory of West Yorkshire’s coal-hewn past. The ground beneath these homes retains a subtle, rhythmic slope that directs the eye toward the wider valley floors. Residents navigate a terrain that feels both enclosed by its history and open to the changing weather systems rolling in from the Pennines. It is a place where the modern sprawl meets the stubborn, unyielding contours of the original moorland edge.
Flight conditions near Shepherd Hill. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Shepherd Hill and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Shepherd Hill, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shepherd Hill, 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 Shepherd Hill includes coordinates 53.684941, -1.561475, 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 Shepherd Hill is available on the Shepherd Hill 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.