Higham, Derbyshire Weather
About Higham, Derbyshire
Higham holds a quiet gravity in the Derbyshire landscape, its stone cottages anchored to the rising ground like grey-mossed teeth. It lies 2.3 miles north-north-west of Alfreton (from Alfreton: bearing 327°T, OS grid SK 390 589), and is situated west-north-west of Shirland village. The light here often catches the slate roofs with a cold, metallic sheen, distinguishing Higham from the softer, greener folds of the wider county. To the south-south-west, the still waters of Mill Pond mirror the shifting clouds, offering a brief, liquid interval in the passage of the day. The local terrain ascends toward Carr Hill, where the earth feels tight and unyielding underfoot, reflecting the hard, industrial bones of a region once defined by coal and iron. Footpaths weave through the fields, carrying the scent of damp soil and iron-rich brook water that marks the transition into the valley. Higham maintains a sturdy, unpretentious posture, eschewing the decorative flourishes found in more manicured parishes. Residents move with the pragmatic pace of those who understand that the weather, rather than human decree, dictates the true character of the day.
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Live animated radar for Higham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Higham, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Higham, 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 Higham includes coordinates 53.125866, -1.418416, 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 Higham is available on the Higham 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.