Grindleford, Derbyshire Weather
About Grindleford, Derbyshire
Grindleford emerges from the rugged gritstone landscape where the river Derwent carves its path through the heart of the Peak District National Park. It lies 5.8 miles north-north-east of Bakewell (from Bakewell: bearing 16°T, OS grid SK 242 775), and is situated south-west of Nether Padley village. The heavy, dark stones of the surrounding hills seem to press close against the houses, grounding the architecture in the very geology of the high moorlands. Nearby, the ancient masonry of Grindleford Bridge spans the water, a silent witness to the centuries of travellers who have crossed its weathered arches. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity, often caught in the narrow transit of Mag Clough where the shadows stretch long and thin across the ferns. High above the rooftops, the vast, windswept horizons of the Eastern Peak District Moors Sssi provide a wild contrast to the sheltered hearths of the valley floor. Grindleford remains defined by this interplay between the untamed heights and the steady, rhythmic flow of the river below. Light catches the mossy crevices of the stone walls in the late afternoon, turning the grey rock to a soft, burnished bronze that lingers long after the sun has dipped behind the crags.
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About This Grindleford, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Grindleford, 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 Grindleford includes coordinates 53.294322, -1.637212, 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 Grindleford is available on the Grindleford 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.