Spitewinter, Derbyshire Weather
About Spitewinter, Derbyshire
Spitewinter holds a quiet vigil over the rugged terrain of North East Derbyshire, where the earth rises in stiff, defiant ridges against the sky. It lies 3.7 miles west-north-west of Clay Cross (from Clay Cross: bearing 304°T, OS grid SK 341 666), and is situated south of Holymoorside village. The landscape here is defined by the remnants of a harder age, where the air seems to catch the ghost of industrial effort amidst the long, wind-swept grasses. To the west, the stone ruins of the Stone Edge Smelt Mill at Moss Farm stand as a skeletal reminder of the lead-smelting fires that once burned with a fierce, transformative heat. This proximity to the mill lends Spitewinter a certain gravity, as if the soil itself remembers the weight of the ore and the soot of the furnace. Beyond the immediate boundaries, the Holymoorside & Walton South Boundary Stone anchors the horizon, marking the ancient division of land with a stark, immovable purpose. The light across these hills often possesses a silvery, thin clarity, illuminating the moss-covered walls and the sparse, hardy trees that bend away from the prevailing breeze. Spitewinter remains a place of austere beauty, where the silence is interrupted only by the sudden, sharp call of a bird or the rhythmic rustle of the moorland flora.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Spitewinter, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Spitewinter, 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 Spitewinter includes coordinates 53.196131, -1.490781, 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 Spitewinter is available on the Spitewinter 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.