Mapleton, Derbyshire Weather
About Mapleton, Derbyshire
Mapleton reveals its character through the quiet persistence of limestone walls that hold the cooling earth against the encroaching Derbyshire Dales. It lies 1.3 miles north-west of Ashbourne (from Ashbourne: bearing 312°T, OS grid SK 165 480). The horizon rises toward the slopes of Marten Hill, where the land retains the ancient, silent weight of a Bowl Barrow that has watched the seasons turn for millennia. Mapleton sustains a rhythm dictated by the slow shift of light across the valley, where the air often carries the damp, metallic scent of the nearby Dove. Ancient earthworks, such as the medieval settlement south of Bank Farm, linger as subtle creases in the meadow, proving that Mapleton has long been a place of quiet industry and agrarian focus. The architecture here avoids grandiosity, preferring the honest, grey utility of local stone that absorbs the rain and reflects the low, pale sun of the East Midlands. Residents still feel the pull of the surrounding topography, where the ground rises in earnest toward the western heights. Mapleton remains defined by this intersection of deep, buried history and the open, uncomplicated sky of the countryside.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Mapleton, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mapleton, 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 Mapleton includes coordinates 53.029842, -1.754499, 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 Mapleton is available on the Mapleton 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.