Cropper, Derbyshire Weather
About Cropper, Derbyshire
Cropper reveals itself as a quiet collection of dwellings etched into the rolling expanse of the South Derbyshire countryside. It lies 7.1 miles west of Derby (from Derby: bearing 265°T, OS grid SK 238 353), and is situated north-north-east of Sutton on the Hill village. The landscape here possesses a singular clarity, where the morning light catches the damp earth of the surrounding pastures with a pale, silver intensity. To the east, the modest rise of Hardley Hill breaks the horizon, offering a vantage point over the patchwork of fields that have defined this land for generations. Cropper remains deeply tethered to its agrarian roots, maintaining a stillness that defies the encroaching pace of the wider world. A short distance to the north, the earth retains the faint, ghostly impressions of the Sharrow Hall moated site, a subtle reminder of the medieval lives once anchored to this soil. These ancient features linger in the quietude, grounding the modern identity of Cropper in a long, unbroken continuity of human effort. The air carries a crisp, clean fragrance of turned soil and distant rain, echoing the simple, persistent rhythm of life in this corner of the East Midlands.
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About This Cropper, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cropper, 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 Cropper includes coordinates 52.915221, -1.647405, 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 Cropper is available on the Cropper 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.