Litton, Derbyshire Weather
About Litton, Derbyshire
Limestone cottages cluster around a wide, sloping green where the pale gritstone of Litton holds the memory of ancient glacial scouring. It lies 5.3 miles north-west of Bakewell (from Bakewell: bearing 321°T, OS grid SK 163 751), and is situated east-south-east of Tideswell village. Litton occupies a high, windswept plateau, firmly held within the limestone folds of the Peak District National Park. To the south-west, the deep, shadowed cleft of Litton Dale drains the upland rains, carving a path through the earth that feels both wild and ancient. The land here carries the scars of lead mining, with the complex earthworks of the Arbourseats Veins and Sough testifying to an industry that once dictated the pulse of the local economy. In the sharp, clear light of mid-afternoon, the drystone walls map the fields like a frayed, intricate net cast over the rolling terrain. The village maintains a quiet composure, its architecture reflecting the stubborn permanence of the rock upon which it is built. Even as the wind whistles through the gaps in the stone, Litton remains a place where the horizon feels vast and the sky presses close to the grass.
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About This Litton, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Litton, 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 Litton includes coordinates 53.273142, -1.756948, 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 Litton is available on the Litton 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.