Shelton Lock, Derbyshire Weather
About Shelton Lock, Derbyshire
Shelton Lock remains a sturdy anchor of suburban life, defined by the steady pulse of the Chellaston Road and the quiet domesticity of its residential streets. It lies 3.7 miles south-south-east of Derby (from Derby: bearing 157°T, OS grid SK 375 310), and is situated north-north-east of Swarkestone village. The land here slopes with a subtle, melancholic grace, reflecting the transition from the industrial reach of Derby to the open, ancient flatness of the Trent Valley. To the west, the water in Meadow Drain catches the low, pale light of the afternoon, holding a mirror to the sky that feels far removed from the surrounding traffic. Nearby, the Boulton Moor Sssi offers a small, quiet sanctuary where the grasses shiver in the wind, untouched by the encroaching sprawl of the modern world. Shelton Lock carries the weight of its mid-century expansion, yet it retains a certain resilience, anchored by the rows of houses that stand like silent sentinels against the changing seasons. The air here often holds the faint, damp promise of the river, a reminder that the wilder geography of Derbyshire is never truly far from the doorstep.
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Live animated radar for Shelton Lock and surroundings — RainViewer.
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About This Shelton Lock, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shelton Lock, 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 Shelton Lock includes coordinates 52.875385, -1.444146, 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 Shelton Lock is available on the Shelton Lock 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.