Smithy Moor, Derbyshire Weather
About Smithy Moor, Derbyshire
Smithy Moor commands a modest elevation where the heavy, iron-rich earth of Derbyshire meets the persistent, open sky of the East Midlands. It lies 1.4 miles south-south-west of Clay Cross (from Clay Cross: bearing 205°T, OS grid SK 382 613), and is situated east of Woolley Moor village. The landscape here is defined by a quiet industriousness, where the land slopes gently toward the silvered ribbon of Horsecar Brook, which traces the southern boundary with a persistent, liquid murmur. To the south-south-west, the rise of South Hill interrupts the horizon, acting as a natural sentinel over the quiet lanes that define Smithy Moor. In the late afternoon, the light catches the incline of the fields, turning the pasture into a pale, burnished gold that seems to linger longer than elsewhere. Beyond the immediate pastures, the expanse of Ogston Reservoir Sssi offers a vast, cool mirror to the clouds, providing a sanctuary for waterbirds that drift across the surface in silent, rhythmic formations. Smithy Moor remains a place of understated character, where the architecture of the surrounding stone walls mirrors the geological patience of the underlying strata. The air here holds a crisp, clean quality, untainted by the clamour of larger centres, allowing the subtle shifts of the season to be felt with remarkable clarity.
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About This Smithy Moor, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smithy Moor, 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 Smithy Moor includes coordinates 53.147917, -1.4299, 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 Smithy Moor is available on the Smithy Moor 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.