Slaley, Derbyshire Weather
About Slaley, Derbyshire
Slaley endures as a quiet collection of stone dwellings gathered upon the limestone shoulders of the Derbyshire Dales. It lies 2.3 miles north-north-west of Wirksworth (from Wirksworth: bearing 341°T, OS grid SK 274 575), and is situated south-south-west of Bonsall village. The terrain here holds the weight of ancient industry, where the earth bears the scars of deep-shaft lead mining that once defined the local economy. Slaley sits within the Via Gellia Woodlands SSSI, an expanse where the light filters through canopy and crag with a pale, northern clarity. To the north, the steep descent of Bonsall Dale carves a sharp incision into the landscape, directing the eye toward the hidden geology of the valley floor. The boundary of the Rose End Meadows SSSI further protects the rich, unploughed grasses that have persisted on these slopes for centuries. Small, weathered walls of gritstone delineate the fields, standing as silent witnesses to the generations who laboured in these high, exposed pastures. The atmosphere retains a distinct, austere composure, far removed from the clamour of the modern thoroughfares that define the lowlands.
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About This Slaley, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Slaley, 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 Slaley includes coordinates 53.114029, -1.592028, 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 Slaley is available on the Slaley 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.