High Lee, Derbyshire Weather
About High Lee, Derbyshire
High Lee occupies a modest rise of land within the gritstone landscape of the High Peak. It lies 0.3 miles north-west of New Mills (from New Mills: bearing 316°T, OS grid SJ 996 858). High Lee maintains a quiet detachment from the industrial hum that once defined the valleys below, where the cooling shadow of the Pennines dictates the character of the morning light. Residents often look towards the nearby High Lea Park, where the deliberate order of Victorian landscaping offers a stark contrast to the wilder, unkempt slopes of the surrounding hills. The air here carries the faint, sharp scent of damp earth and coal-smoke memory, a reminder of the subterranean veins of fuel that powered the region’s past. Beyond the immediate stonework of the houses, the terrain dips sharply toward the deep, limestone-carved gorge of The Torrs Riverside Park, where water continues its patient, rhythmic erosion of the earth. High Lee remains a place of transition, caught between the rigorous geometry of its stone walls and the sprawling, untamed reach of the moorland that rises to the north. Through the shifting seasons, the stone facades reflect a muted, grey-blue palette, grounding the architecture firmly against the expansive Derbyshire sky.
Flight conditions near High Lee. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for High Lee and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This High Lee, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for High Lee, 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 High Lee includes coordinates 53.36911, -2.007175, 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 High Lee is available on the High Lee 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.