Pinxton, Derbyshire Weather
About Pinxton, Derbyshire
Pinxton occupies a ridge of Derbyshire land where the horizon holds the memory of deep-seam coal and the quiet industry of kiln-fired porcelain. It lies 2.9 miles east of Alfreton (from Alfreton: bearing 94°T, OS grid SK 457 554), and is situated east-south-east of Broadmeadows village. The light here catches the reeds at Halfmoon Pond, where the water reflects a sky that seems wider than the industrial heritage of the district might suggest. Pinxton maintains a singular character, defined by the steady, rhythmic flow of Maghole Brook as it carves a path through the low-lying pastures. Below the skyline, the remnants of the ancient fortified manor speak of a landscape once guarded by earthworks and fishponds, now softened by tall grasses. This terrain retains the distinct, grit-edged personality of the East Midlands, where the hum of modern transport routes contrasts with the slow drift of clouds over open fields. Residents walk paths that follow the contours of a topography shaped by centuries of extraction and reclamation. The air carries a crisp, unadorned quality, grounding the spirit in a place where the architecture of the past informs the functional lines of the present.
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About This Pinxton, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pinxton, 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 Pinxton includes coordinates 53.094415, -1.318891, 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 Pinxton is available on the Pinxton 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.