Alvaston, Derbyshire Weather
About Alvaston, Derbyshire
Alvaston maintains a sturdy, suburban character defined by its steady expansion from a historic core into a sprawling residential landscape. It lies 2.9 miles south-east of Derby (from Derby: bearing 134°T, OS grid SK 386 332), and is situated west-north-west of Thulston village. Low-lying fields once dominated the horizon here, but now the red-brick rhythm of twentieth-century housing provides the primary texture to the terrain. Near the northern perimeter, the expansive grounds of Alvaston Park offer a green lung for residents, where the light catches the water in long, pale ribbons during the late afternoon. The proximity to the wider estate of Elvaston Castle Country Park allows for a seamless transition into managed woodland and open meadows that retain a sense of ancient, quiet permanence. Local life revolves around the thoroughfares that carry the hum of modern traffic, yet the presence of the Honest & Down To Earth public artwork provides a sudden, sharp anchor for the eye amidst the suburban sprawl. Alvaston balances this functional identity with a persistent connection to the surrounding Derbyshire countryside, where the air often carries the damp, cool scent of the nearby river valley. Even as the modern world presses in, the quiet edges of the landscape suggest a lingering memory of the agricultural past that originally defined this patch of the East Midlands.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Alvaston, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alvaston, 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 Alvaston includes coordinates 52.895287, -1.426961, 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 Alvaston is available on the Alvaston 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.