Shaw, Derbyshire Weather
About Shaw, Derbyshire
Shaw occupies a quiet ridge within the High Peak district, where the air carries the cool, damp breath of the nearby Pennine slopes. It lies 1.3 miles west-north-west of Glossop (from Glossop: bearing 300°T, OS grid SK 017 950), and is situated north-east of Gamesley village. The landscape around Shaw is defined by the steady, persistent pull of the land toward the water, as the flow of the Glossop Brook shapes the lower ground in a slow, rhythmic descent. To the west, the earth holds the ghost of imperial ambition, where the silent, grassy mounds of Melandra Castle Roman Fort mark the site of a long-vanished frontier. The light here often gathers in thin, pale ribbons across the fields, illuminating the sharp contrast between the modern residential edges and the enduring, rugged horizon. Residents of Shaw find a peculiar stillness in the proximity of the Roman Gardens, where the manicured quietude serves as a buffer against the encroaching pace of the wider valley. This geography creates a sense of detachment, as if Shaw exists in the margins of a page, observing the industrial legacy of the region from a respectful distance. The terrain remains stubbornly untamed, refusing to be fully polished by the sprawl that defines the surrounding districts.
Flight conditions near Shaw. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Shaw and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Shaw, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shaw, 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 Shaw includes coordinates 53.452287, -1.975446, 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 Shaw is available on the Shaw 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.