Scropton, Derbyshire Weather
About Scropton, Derbyshire
Scropton emerges from the low-lying Derbyshire landscape as a collection of sturdy brick and timber, holding firm against the shifting moods of the sky. It lies 5.2 miles north-west of Burton upon Trent (from Burton upon Trent: bearing 325°T, OS grid SK 192 302), and is situated north of Fauld village. The flat, fertile fields surrounding Scropton are defined by the quiet passage of Foston Brook, which meanders through the damp earth to feed the broader basin of the Dove. A persistent, silver light often clings to the horizon here, catching the grey stone of the distant Tutbury Castle ruins that overlook the valley from the east. Residents find a quiet companionship in the proximity of Mill Green, where the grass holds the memory of frost long after the sun has climbed high. The architecture of Scropton speaks to a long agricultural tradition, with farmsteads that appear as natural extensions of the clay soil. Time moves with a deliberate, heavy pace, marked only by the seasonal turning of crops and the occasional call of birds crossing the open expanse. Even in the stillness, there is a sense of weight to the ground, a gravity born from centuries of quiet cultivation.
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About This Scropton, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Scropton, 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 Scropton includes coordinates 52.869432, -1.71574, 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 Scropton is available on the Scropton 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.