Alderwasley, Derbyshire Weather
About Alderwasley, Derbyshire
Alderwasley commands a rugged prominence above the Derwent Valley, where the gritstone earth supports a mosaic of ancient woodland and steep, pastoral slopes. It lies 1.9 miles east of Wirksworth (from Wirksworth: bearing 99°T, OS grid SK 316 535), and is situated west-south-west of Whatstandwell village. Sunlight catches the jagged, moss-covered outcrops that define the terrain, casting long shadows across the uneven fields that rise toward the summit of Chapel Hill. The landscape is defined by the profound silence of Shining Cliff Woods, an expansive SSSI where the dense canopy obscures the sky and shelters a complex, subterranean geology. Alderwasley encompasses a portion of the Cromford Canal SSSI, a remnant of the industrial ambition that once animated these quiet hills with the movement of coal and lime. Stone walls, built with the heavy, dark masonry typical of the region, segment the land into a rigid pattern that defies the wilder, overgrown thickets nearby. The air here holds a distinct, metallic chill, sharpened by the proximity of the surrounding heights and the deep, hidden hollows of the landscape. History remains visible in the weathered stone of the local chapel, a structure that maintains a stoic watch over the shifting seasons.
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About This Alderwasley, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alderwasley, Derbyshire, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Alderwasley includes coordinates 53.078477, -1.528727, in the county of Derbyshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Alderwasley is available on the Alderwasley map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Derbyshire 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.