Duckmanton, Derbyshire Weather
About Duckmanton, Derbyshire
Duckmanton holds a quiet, stoic composure beneath the expansive Derbyshire sky, where the horizon often bruises into shades of slate and bruised plum at dusk. It lies 1.6 miles south-south-east of Staveley (from Staveley: bearing 153°T, OS grid SK 443 723), and is situated north of Long Duckmanton village. The landscape here retains the memory of coal-stained industry, yet nature persistently reclaims the periphery through the verdant, softening edges of Poolsbrook Country Park. Sunlight catches the surface of nearby Pools Brook, turning the water into a ribbon of hammered silver that threads through the low-lying pastures. Duckmanton possesses a grounded, working-class resilience, reflected in the sturdy stone and brickwork that endure despite the shifting tides of local commerce. A short distance away, the geological history of the region is preserved in the Duckmanton Railway Cutting, where the earth reveals its layered secrets to those who look closely at the exposed rock faces. The air carries a crisp, mineral quality, smelling faintly of damp soil and the distant, cooling breath of the Pennines. Through the changing seasons, the land around Duckmanton maintains an honest, unadorned beauty that demands little but offers a steady, rhythmic peace to the observer.
Flight conditions near Duckmanton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Duckmanton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Duckmanton, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Duckmanton, 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 Duckmanton includes coordinates 53.246204, -1.336281, 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 Duckmanton is available on the Duckmanton 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.