Woodend, West Yorkshire Weather
About Woodend, West Yorkshire
Woodend remains a modest presence within the West Yorkshire landscape, defined by its quiet proximity to the industrial remnants of the coal-mining era. It lies 2.2 miles north-north-west of Castleford (from Castleford: bearing 327°T, OS grid SE 407 286), and is situated south-south-east of Great Preston village. Low-lying fields and reclaimed land dominate the horizon, where the earth still holds the memory of deep-shaft extraction. To the west, the hulking silhouette of the BE1150 Dragline stands as a rusted sentinel, its iron frame casting a long, skeletal shadow over the grass as the afternoon light shifts. Water collects in the shallow basins nearby, where the still surface of Polo Pond reflects the grey, shifting clouds with a clarity that feels almost heavy. Woodend gains a subtle grace from these surrounding wetlands, where the reeds sway in unison with the cooling breeze. The ground here is rarely static, shaped by the slow, deliberate work of water and the long-departed machines that once defined the local economy. In the quiet hours, the landscape feels less like a remnant of industry and more like a space slowly returning to the patience of the natural world.
Flight conditions near Woodend. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Woodend and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Woodend, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Woodend, 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 Woodend includes coordinates 53.752945, -1.383617, 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 Woodend is available on the Woodend 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.