Matlock Dale, Derbyshire Weather
About Matlock Dale, Derbyshire
Matlock Dale reveals itself through a limestone corridor where the River Derwent carves a deep, dramatic passage through the earth. It lies 0.8 miles south-south-west of Matlock (from Matlock: bearing 195°T, OS grid SK 295 590), and is situated west-north-west of Starkholmes village. High Tor rises abruptly above the eastern flank, its sheer, weathered cliff face catching the pale morning light that seems to cling to the jagged rock long after the valley floor has surrendered to shadow. The industrial echoes of lead mining remain etched into the landscape, particularly where the remnants of historical workings persist as silent, stony reminders of a more frantic era. Above these crags, the Heights of Abraham draw the eye upward, their cable cars tracing a thin, rhythmic line against the expansive Derbyshire sky. Matlock Dale maintains a singular character defined by this proximity to monumental geology, where the air feels cool and damp with the constant presence of the river. One might walk the paths here and find the heavy, quiet gravity of the earth pressing against the soles of their boots, a sensation as old as the stone itself. The transition from the modern road to the towering, ancient heights creates a geography that feels both intimate and impossibly grand.
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About This Matlock Dale, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Matlock Dale, 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 Matlock Dale includes coordinates 53.127631, -1.559559, 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 Matlock Dale is available on the Matlock Dale 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.