Carsington, Derbyshire Weather
About Carsington, Derbyshire
Carsington rests upon the limestone ribs of the Derbyshire Dales, where the light catches the pale stone of the houses like a sudden, quiet breath. It lies 2.2 miles west of Wirksworth (from Wirksworth: bearing 260°T, OS grid SK 251 534), and is situated east-south-east of Brassington village. High above the rooftops, the ancient earth of Carsington Pasture, Nickalum, Perseverance, West Head, and Break Hollow holds the silent scars of medieval field boundaries and forgotten lead mines. These humps and hollows remain as ghostly memories of industry, watching over the current of life that flows through the parish. To the northeast, the Ivet Low Bowl Barrow rises from the grass, a lonely mound of earth that has stared at the shifting clouds for centuries. The air here carries a crisp, thin clarity that defines the rolling horizon, far removed from the heavy smoke of distant industrial plains. Visitors often find themselves drawn to the nearby Carsington Water Visitor Centre, where the vast, glass-like expanse of the reservoir reflects the sky in a mirror of shifting blues and greys. Carsington maintains a composure of its own, defined by the enduring resilience of the rock beneath its feet and the wide, unencumbered bowl of the Derbyshire heavens above.
Flight conditions near Carsington. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Carsington and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Carsington, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carsington, 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 Carsington includes coordinates 53.077311, -1.625782, 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 Carsington is available on the Carsington 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.