Cressbrook, Derbyshire Weather
About Cressbrook, Derbyshire
Cressbrook clings to the steep limestone flanks of the Wye Valley, its stone cottages catching the pale, thin light that spills over the gorge. It lies 4.1 miles north-west of Bakewell (from Bakewell: bearing 315°T, OS grid SK 170 730), and is situated south-south-west of Wardlow village. High above the river, the shadow of Hammerton Hill looms, casting a long, cool darkness that dictates the morning rhythm of the households below. Cressbrook rests entirely within the protected expanse of the Peak District National Park, where the horizon is defined by the sharp, abrupt edges of the gritstone and limestone ridges. To the north-east, the wild, unkempt grasses of Cressbrook Dale offer a rugged contrast to the orderly, industrial legacy left by the old cotton mills. The air here holds a permanent, damp chill, rising from the water and clinging to the moss-slicked walls of the narrow lanes. Time seems to gather in the hollows of the valley, leaving the modern world to rush past on the distant plateaus while the valley floor remains quiet and stone-bound.
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About This Cressbrook, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cressbrook, 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 Cressbrook includes coordinates 53.254242, -1.745694, 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 Cressbrook is available on the Cressbrook 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.