Crich, Derbyshire Weather
About Crich, Derbyshire
Limestone ridges rise sharply above the Amber Valley to define the rugged character of Crich. It lies 3.8 miles north-west of Ripley (from Ripley: bearing 309°T, OS grid SK 350 542), and is situated north-north-west of Fritchley village. Crich commands the horizon from its high vantage point, where the light often catches the gritstone walls with a pale, bruised intensity. Above the rooftops, the memorial known as Crich Stand acts as a sentinel, its silhouette piercing the low-hanging clouds that frequently drift in from the Pennines. Below the slopes, the landscape softens into the dense, shadowed canopy of Crich Chase Sssi, where the air holds the damp, metallic scent of ancient woodland. History here is written in the earth, marked by the industrial scars of old lead mines and the quiet remains of early tramways. The local gritstone provides a sturdy, grey weight to the architecture, grounding the buildings against the restless winds that sweep across the summit. Visitors often find that the sharp drop of the terrain lends the streets a sense of precarious balance, as if Crich might slide away into the valley at any moment.
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About This Crich, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crich, 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 Crich includes coordinates 53.083959, -1.478878, 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 Crich is available on the Crich 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.