Swillington Common, West Yorkshire Weather
About Swillington Common, West Yorkshire
Swillington Common retains a distinctive character defined by the quiet persistence of its geography within the broader Leeds district. It lies 1.4 miles west-south-west of Garforth (from Garforth: bearing 249°T, OS grid SE 382 322), and is situated north of Swillington village. The landscape here holds the pale, diffused light of West Yorkshire, reflecting off the damp earth with a clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the surrounding fields. Nearby, the long, subtle earthwork of Grim’s Ditch stretches for over a kilometre, its grass-covered banks acting as a silent, undulating memory of ancient boundaries. Residents often look towards the horizon where the sprawling, historic expanse of Temple Newsam Park creates a grand, green anchor for the local horizon. The air across Swillington Common possesses a crisp, unsentimental quality, undisturbed by the hurried pace of larger urban centres. Fields and hedgerows transition into the wider countryside, where the occasional shimmer of the Avenue Ponds catches the sky, mirroring the shifting clouds above. This geography offers a composure that is both modest and enduring, anchored firmly in the soil of the Yorkshire and the Humber region.
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About This Swillington Common, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swillington Common, 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 Swillington Common includes coordinates 53.784937, -1.420302, 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 Swillington Common is available on the Swillington Common 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.