Edale holds the quiet gravity of a place where the high, gritstone edges of the Peak District National Park meet the soft, marshy floor of the valley. It lies 4.9 miles north-east of Chapel-en-le-Frith (from Chapel-en-le-Frith: bearing 55°T, OS grid SK 123 852), and is situated north-west of Castleton village. The Vale of Edale spreads outward like a green palm, cupping the scattered stone houses against the sudden, dark shoulders of the surrounding hills. Oller Brook runs cold and clear through the landscape, a silver thread that marks the transition from the steep, heather-clad slopes to the lower pastures. Hikers often pass through here, their boots stained with the peat of the high moors, moving with the purposeful gait of those who walk long distances. Looking south, the profile of Mam Tor rises against the skyline, a reminder of the ancient earthworks and unstable slopes that define this rugged geography. Edale remains a place defined by the weather, where the low, grey light of the Midlands often clings to the ridge lines long after the morning has broken. The air carries the scent of damp wool and wet stone, a stark, clean clarity that persists even as the seasons turn.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Edale, 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 Edale includes coordinates 53.364239, -1.815367, 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 Edale is available on the Edale 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.