Hare Edge occupies a high, windswept ridge where the Derbyshire light catches the stone walls with a sharp, silver clarity. It lies 4.6 miles south-west of Dronfield (from Dronfield: bearing 218°T, OS grid SK 304 726), and is situated north-north-west of Wadshelf village. The horizon here is dominated by the blunt, grassy shoulders of Puddingpie Hill, which rises to the south-east like a slumbering beast against the clouds. Ancient, weathered silence clings to the landscape, particularly near the Wayside Cross Known As Whibbersley Cross, where the lichen-dusted gritstone marks the passage of centuries. Hare Edge looks out over a fractured terrain of small, irregular fields that bear the subtle scars of medieval ploughing. To the north-east, the waters of Moorhall Reservoir hold a flat, mirror-bright stillness that contrasts with the restless movement of the wind across the exposed slopes. The earth here is stubborn and thin, demanding a persistent labour from those who work the gritstone soil. This high ground remains a place of long, lonely views, where the weather dictates the rhythm of the day and the sky feels vast and unsparing.
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Live animated radar for Hare Edge and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hare Edge, 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 Hare Edge includes coordinates 53.249998, -1.54552, 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 Hare Edge is available on the Hare Edge 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.