Dunston, Derbyshire Weather
About Dunston, Derbyshire
Dunston anchors itself firmly upon the rising gradients of the Derbyshire landscape, where the heavy clay earth meets the thinning air of the Pennine fringes. It lies 1.9 miles north-north-west of Chesterfield (from Chesterfield: bearing 335°T, OS grid SK 368 739), and is situated east-south-east of Barlow village. A quiet industrial legacy haunts the periphery of Dunston, where the remnants of former coal workings have surrendered to a slow, persistent reclamation by hawthorn and scrub. To the south, the Holme Brook carves a persistent, silver-grey line through the lower pastures, pulling the eye toward the horizon where the land lifts in earnest. The light here often catches the brickwork of older cottages, turning them a bruised, dusky red as the sun slides behind the ridges of the Peak District. Residents frequently traverse the short distance to Holmebrook Valley Park, where the wide, open expanse of water acts as a mirror for the shifting, slate-coloured clouds above. Dunston maintains a pragmatic character, defined more by the steady hum of local industry and the proximity of the countryside than by the ornamental displays of busier thoroughfares. Even in the stillness of a winter afternoon, the air retains a sharp, metallic clarity that reminds one of the deep, geological patience of this northern soil.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Dunston, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dunston, 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 Dunston includes coordinates 53.261374, -1.448616, 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 Dunston is available on the Dunston 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.