Uppertown, Derbyshire Weather
About Uppertown, Derbyshire
Uppertown emerges from the rugged topography of North East Derbyshire as a collection of stone dwellings gathered against the rising slopes. It lies 3.1 miles east-north-east of Darley Dale (from Darley Dale: bearing 65°T, OS grid SK 321 650), and is situated north-west of Kelstedge village. The air here carries a crisp, upland clarity, moving across the landscape with a weight that suggests the proximity of the high moors. To the south-east, the waters of Smalley Brook carve a persistent, quiet path through the gritstone, their movement providing a constant, low-frequency hum beneath the stillness of the afternoon. Uppertown retains a stoic character, its architecture defined by the local stone that seems to have grown directly from the earth rather than being placed upon it. Nearby, the expansive woodlands of Darwin Forest Country Park soften the horizon, offering a dense, verdant contrast to the exposed ridges that overlook the hamlet. The light in this corner of Derbyshire possesses a particular, pale quality during the winter months, turning the drystone walls into sharp, charcoal lines against the muted fields. History remains present in the very grain of the masonry, where the persistent industry of past generations left behind a quiet, enduring legacy in the soil.
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About This Uppertown, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Uppertown, 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 Uppertown includes coordinates 53.181486, -1.520477, 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 Uppertown is available on the Uppertown 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.