New Houghton, Derbyshire Weather
About New Houghton, Derbyshire
New Houghton bears the quiet, soot-stained weight of its coal-mining heritage, where red-brick rows still hold the warmth of a long-faded industrial pulse. It lies 2.3 miles south-west of Shirebrook (from Shirebrook: bearing 226°T, OS grid SK 498 650), and is situated north-north-west of Pleasley village. The landscape here is defined by the earth's reclamation, as the land slowly sheds its heavy carbon history to make room for wilder, encroaching greens. A short walk to the east, the New Houghton Millennium Green offers a modest stretch of managed grass that catches the low, slanted light of late afternoon. To the south, the headstocks of Pleasley Colliery stand as iron sentinels against the sky, their skeletal frames reminders of the deep shafts that once dictated the rhythm of every household. Between the village and these relics, the air carries a crispness that suggests the nearby woods, far removed from the clamour of the pits. New Houghton remains a place where the horizon is wide and indifferent, marked by the slow, persistent work of seasons rather than the haste of modern commerce. The topography here rises and falls with a steady, unsentimental grace, grounding the houses firmly against the Derbyshire wind.
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About This New Houghton, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Houghton, 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 New Houghton includes coordinates 53.180588, -1.254832, 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 New Houghton is available on the New Houghton 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.