Peak Forest, Derbyshire Weather
About Peak Forest, Derbyshire
Peak Forest commands a high, limestone plateau where the horizon pulls away in long, bruised sweeps of heather and pale grass. It lies 3.5 miles east-south-east of Chapel-en-le-Frith (from Chapel-en-le-Frith: bearing 102°T, OS grid SK 115 796), and is situated east-south-east of Sparrowpit village. Within the expansive boundaries of the Peak District National Park, the cold wind often carries the sharp, mineral tang of the earth’s deep architecture. To the northeast, the valley of Conies Dale cuts a smooth, verdant scar into the rolling topography, offering a sheltered contrast to the exposed ridges above. The history of Peak Forest remains tethered to the lead industry, where the earth was once ransacked for its veins of ore, leaving behind the husks of sites like the Hill’s Venture Lead Mine. Stone walls, built with a dry, jagged precision, map out the fields like a grey, interlocking puzzle across the undulating ground. The local church stands as a sturdy sentinel, its presence marking a site once famous for the clandestine marriages performed by its ministers during the eighteenth century. Here, the light has a habit of sharpening the edges of the limestone, casting long, austere shadows that emphasize the solitude of the high, moorland air.
Flight conditions near Peak Forest. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Peak Forest and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Peak Forest, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Peak Forest, 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 Peak Forest includes coordinates 53.313679, -1.828238, 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 Peak Forest is available on the Peak Forest 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.