Breaston, Derbyshire Weather
About Breaston, Derbyshire
Breaston preserves a calm, low-lying character upon the fertile plains of the Erewash valley, where the horizon broadens under an expansive, shifting sky. It lies 1.9 miles west of Long Eaton (from Long Eaton: bearing 264°T, OS grid SK 459 335), and is situated east of Draycott village. Ancient lanes weave through the heart of Breaston, tracing the quiet movements of centuries past when the rhythms of the earth dictated the pace of daily labour. To the south-east, the waters of the Church Wilne Reservoir mirror the changing seasons, offering a vast, still glass that captures the amber light of late afternoon. St Chad's Water provides a further sanctuary nearby, where the reeds lean into the wind and the damp soil holds the cool memory of the winter floods. The architecture of Breaston remains grounded, with sturdy brickwork and slate roofs that seem to absorb the quietude of the surrounding fields. Residents often walk the perimeter where the land meets the water, watching how the clouds gather and break over the flat, open expanse of the valley. Through the changing light of the day, Breaston maintains a steady, unremarkable grace that remains tethered to the simple, enduring virtues of the land.
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About This Breaston, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Breaston, 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 Breaston includes coordinates 52.897175, -1.318062, 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 Breaston is available on the Breaston 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.