Stanton, Derbyshire Weather
About Stanton, Derbyshire
Stanton holds the quiet gravity of the South Derbyshire landscape, where the earth bears the imprint of a long-forged industrial soul. It lies 1.8 miles west of Swadlincote (from Swadlincote: bearing 274°T, OS grid SK 270 198), and is situated north-north-west of Castle Gresley village. The horizon here is defined by the remnants of a coal-rich past, most notably the Bretby Colliery Winding House, which stands as a silent sentinel of rusted iron and brick against the shifting light of the East Midlands. A short distance away, the Cadley Memorial Winding Wheel rises above the ground like a skeletal crown, marking a high point where the wind catches the breath of the surrounding fields. Stanton remains rooted in this topography, where the sky seems wider and more grey-blue than in the crowded valleys nearby. The legacy of extraction has left a landscape that feels deliberate, with a rugged honesty reflected in the solid stone and hearths of the local architecture. Below these heights, the waters of Stanton Brook carve a slow, meandering path through the earth, feeding the verdant pockets of land that separate the dwellings. Here, the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the subtle change in the way the sun warms the weathered masonry of the older lanes.
Flight conditions near Stanton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Stanton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Stanton, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stanton, 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 Stanton includes coordinates 52.775483, -1.60006, 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 Stanton is available on the Stanton 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.