Coton in the Elms, Derbyshire Weather
About Coton in the Elms, Derbyshire
Coton in the Elms emerges from the flat, heavy clay of South Derbyshire as a place defined by the slow patience of the Midlands landscape. It lies 4.4 miles south-west of Swadlincote (from Swadlincote: bearing 233°T, OS grid SK 243 153), and is situated south of Rosliston village. The horizon here is wide and unyielding, broken only by the sharp, metallic silhouette of the Gaint Hawk sculpture that watches over the northern fields. Below the surface, the earth holds a damp, ancient memory of the forest that once gave the region its name. Rainwater gathers in the hollows of Barry's Pond, casting a dark, mirror-like reflection of the grey clouds that drift steadily across the open sky. Farmers work the soil in accordance with a rhythm older than the brickwork of the local houses, tending to land that remains stubbornly fertile. Coton in the Elms retains a quiet isolation, where the wind carries the scent of turned earth and the distant, muted hum of the modern world feels entirely absent. The land slopes gently towards the watercourses, where the light hits the reeds with a pale, bruised intensity during the late afternoon.
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About This Coton in the Elms, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coton in the Elms, 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 Coton in the Elms includes coordinates 52.735303, -1.640578, 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 Coton in the Elms is available on the Coton in the Elms 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.