Stanton Lees, Derbyshire Weather
About Stanton Lees, Derbyshire
Stanton Lees clings to the steep, verdant skirts of the Derbyshire Dales where the earth tilts sharply toward the sky. It lies 1.4 miles west-north-west of Darley Dale (from Darley Dale: bearing 282°T, OS grid SK 254 632), and is situated south-east of Stanton in Peak village. Sunlight here catches the gritstone walls with a pale, honeyed intensity that seems to hold the warmth of the afternoon long after the shadows lengthen. To the west, the ancient, brooding expanse of Stanton Moor rises above the horizon, bearing the silent, weathered weight of Bronze Age burial remains that watch over the modern lanes. A short distance to the south-east, the slopes of Bee Hill offer a vantage point where the wind carries the faint, clean scent of crushed bracken and upland grass. Stanton Lees maintains a quiet, industrious character, reflecting a history shaped by the hard labour of quarrying and the quiet persistence of hill farming. The proximity of the remnants of Hillcarr Sough reminds the visitor of a time when men delved deep into the limestone to drain the earth of its hidden waters. Through the shifting clouds, the landscape reveals a rugged, unadorned beauty that demands a steady pace from all who traverse its inclines.
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About This Stanton Lees, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stanton Lees, 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 Lees includes coordinates 53.166171, -1.621001, 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 Lees is available on the Stanton Lees 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.