Whitley Head, West Yorkshire Weather
About Whitley Head, West Yorkshire
Whitley Head emerges from the high, rugged shoulders of the Airedale landscape as a sparse collection of stone dwellings open to the scouring winds. It lies 2.0 miles south-south-west of Silsden (from Silsden: bearing 203°T, OS grid SE 029 435), and is situated south-south-west of Steeton village. The light here possesses a particular, sharp clarity, catching the grey gritstone of the houses and casting long, thin shadows across the fields that slope toward the horizon. To the east, the deep, verdant crease of Great Gill draws the eye, suggesting the hidden movement of water through the limestone foundations below. The earth around Whitley Head feels firm and ancient, a place where the proximity of the high moors dictates the quiet, determined pace of life. Below the hamlet, the waters of Steeton Beck thread through the lower pastures, their movement providing a constant, low-frequency hum that anchors the silence of the hills. Every wall and path carries the weight of a local history built upon the stubborn persistence of agriculture and the extraction of the land’s raw materials. One feels, walking the lanes, that the air is thin and bright, stripped of all unnecessary ornament by the relentless breath of the Pennines.
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About This Whitley Head, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whitley Head, 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 Whitley Head includes coordinates 53.888468, -1.956617, 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 Whitley Head is available on the Whitley Head 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.