Elton, Derbyshire Weather
About Elton, Derbyshire
Elton holds its own against the sweeping, open horizons of the Derbyshire Dales. It lies 3.5 miles west-south-west of Darley Dale (from Darley Dale: bearing 250°T, OS grid SK 223 609), and is situated south-west of Birchover village. Stone walls of gritstone grey divide the pastures, tracing lines across a landscape that sits firmly within the Peak District National Park. To the north-north-west, the rise of Anthony Hill catches the morning light, casting long, lean shadows over the limestone plateau. The ground here remembers the toil of earlier generations, especially toward the south where the earth bears the hollow scars of the Rainslow Scrins lead mines. Elton retains a quiet, austere character, with its houses gathered as if to share the warmth of the sun against the biting winds of the high ground. Footpaths wander out from the centre, leading toward the weathered gritstone ridges that define the horizon. Life in Elton proceeds with a measured stillness, governed more by the shifting clouds above the moorland than by the frantic pace of the modern world.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Elton, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elton, 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 Elton includes coordinates 53.145115, -1.668027, 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 Elton is available on the Elton 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.