Leaden Knowl, Derbyshire Weather
About Leaden Knowl, Derbyshire
Leaden Knowl catches the grey, pearlescent light of the High Peak, where the earth rises in stiff, defiant ridges against the Derbyshire sky. It lies 1.5 miles east-north-east of Whaley Bridge (from Whaley Bridge: bearing 69°T, OS grid SK 034 823), and is situated west-north-west of Whitehough village. Limestone walls divide the sloping pastures into a geometry of muted greens, holding the weight of a landscape shaped by ancient gritstone. To the south, the solitary peak of Eccles Pike commands the horizon, casting a long, slender shadow that stretches toward the stone thresholds of the houses. The cool, sharp air carries the faint, metallic scent of the nearby Bugsworth Canal Basin, a reminder of the industrial veins that once pulsed with lime and coal. Leaden Knowl sits in quiet isolation, far from the clamour of the valley floors, where the wind moves with an insistent, rhythmic force through the tall grasses. Here, the passage of time is marked not by clocks, but by the slow rotation of the sun over the rugged, unyielding contours of the hills.
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About This Leaden Knowl, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Leaden Knowl, 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 Leaden Knowl includes coordinates 53.337918, -1.949756, 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 Leaden Knowl is available on the Leaden Knowl 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.