Upper Holme, West Yorkshire Weather
About Upper Holme, West Yorkshire
Upper Holme occupies a rugged stretch of the West Yorkshire landscape where the gritstone earth meets a perpetually shifting northern sky. It lies 2.9 miles north-west of Meltham (from Meltham: bearing 317°T, OS grid SE 068 139), and is situated north-north-east of Lingards Wood village. The heavy, dark stone of the local architecture reflects the industrial pulse that once defined this corner of the Kirklees district. To the north-north-west, the deep, shadowed creases of Barrett Clough carve a path through the moor, channelling rainwater toward the lower valleys. The presence of Slaithwaite Reservoir just to the east-north-east offers a wide, reflective surface that catches the pale, bruised light of late afternoon. Upper Holme remains tethered to these steep slopes, where the wind carries the scent of damp heather and cold, unyielding rock. High above the surrounding terrain, the ascent toward the nearby heights provides a vantage point where the patchwork of fields appears as a brittle, green quilt pinned down by stone walls. Life here moves with the deliberate, quiet gravity of a place that has long traded the noise of the world for the steady endurance of the hills.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Upper Holme, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Holme, 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 Upper Holme includes coordinates 53.622297, -1.898138, 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 Upper Holme is available on the Upper Holme 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.