Padfield rises as a collection of gritstone dwellings against the rugged backdrop of the northern Peak District. It lies 1.4 miles north-north-west of Glossop (from Glossop: bearing 344°T, OS grid SK 028 961), and is situated east of Hadfield village. The architecture of Padfield reflects the industrious spirit of its past, with rows of sturdy cottages built to house those who once laboured in the textile mills. Above these stone walls, the landscape ascends toward the wild, heather-clad expanse of the Longdendale valley, where the wind carries a sharp, clean clarity. To the south, the earth rises at the Ringwork In Castlehill Wood, a site that remembers the silent, ancient occupation of this high ground. The shifting light often catches the surface of Bottoms Reservoir, turning the deep water into a mirror for the passing clouds. Padfield maintains a quiet dignity, anchored by the enduring strength of its local masonry and the vast, open horizon that defines its northern edge.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Padfield, 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 Padfield includes coordinates 53.462251, -1.957984, 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 Padfield is available on the Padfield 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.