Crowden, Derbyshire Weather
About Crowden, Derbyshire
Crowden occupies a rugged threshold where the high, bruised moors of the Dark Peak meet the restless transit of the Longdendale valley. It lies 4.0 miles north-east of Glossop (from Glossop: bearing 36°T, OS grid SK 072 993), and is situated north-east of Padfield village. This austere corner of the Peak District National Park serves as a gateway for those seeking the wilder elevations of the Pennine Way. Below the slopes, the dark, reflective surface of Torside Reservoir holds the grey sky in a stillness that contrasts with the persistent, melodic rush of Crowden Brook. The landscape here is defined by deep, shadowed cloughs and the sudden, sharp scent of wet peat carried on a cold wind. Traces of ancient occupation persist in the local topography, including the subtle earthworks of a Roman fortlet that overlooks the valley floor from a grassy rise. Crowden remains a place of transit and solitude, defined more by the shifting play of light across the heather than by the hand of man.
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About This Crowden, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crowden, 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 Crowden includes coordinates 53.490873, -1.891459, 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 Crowden is available on the Crowden 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.