Small Banks, West Yorkshire Weather
About Small Banks, West Yorkshire
Small Banks occupies a rugged shelf of West Yorkshire land where the heather-darkened horizon meets the persistent clarity of the northern sky. It lies 2.5 miles west-north-west of Ilkley (from Ilkley: bearing 285°T, OS grid SE 077 486), and is situated south of Addingham village. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, muscular grace, lifting the eye toward the weathered gritstone ridges that define the local character. To the west, the slopes of Coppy Hill catch the fleeting amber of late afternoon, casting long, lean shadows across the pastures that have fed sheep for centuries. Below these heights, the waters of Lumb Beck move with a brisk, cold energy, carving a narrow vein through the valley floor. Small Banks remains a place where the architecture of the dry-stone wall dictates the rhythm of the fields, turning the earth into a geometry of quiet industry. The air holds a sharp, clean resonance, stripped of artifice by the prevailing winds that sweep down from the high moors. Even in the stillness, there is a sense of ancient movement, as if the land itself were listening for the turning of the seasons.
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About This Small Banks, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Small Banks, 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 Small Banks includes coordinates 53.933969, -1.88337, 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 Small Banks is available on the Small Banks 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.