Owler Bar, Derbyshire Weather
About Owler Bar, Derbyshire
Owler Bar commands a high, windswept threshold where the gritstone edges of the Peak District begin to soften into the rolling pastures of North East Derbyshire. It lies 3.4 miles west of Dronfield (from Dronfield: bearing 266°T, OS grid SK 295 780), and is situated north-west of Millthorpe village. Exposed to the shifting moods of the heavens, Owler Bar catches the first sharp light of dawn as it breaks over the distant, brooding silhouette of Flask Edge. The landscape here is defined by an ancient, rugged austerity, bearing witness to the silent presence of the cairnfield 320m north of Saltersitch Bridge, which rests upon the moorland like a forgotten sentinel of stone. Travellers traversing these high roads often feel the sudden, bracing clarity of air that signals the transition from the lowlands into the vast, open expanse of the Eastern Moors. To the south-west, the incline of Bucka Hill rises against the horizon, anchoring the geography in a heavy, permanent stillness. This junction of routes has long served as a waypoint for those moving between the industrial valleys and the wilder, unyielding heights of the interior. Owler Bar remains a place of transit and observation, where the horizon feels closer and the wind carries the restless spirit of the high country.
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About This Owler Bar, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Owler Bar, 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 Owler Bar includes coordinates 53.298813, -1.558791, 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 Owler Bar is available on the Owler Bar 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.