Wardlow, Derbyshire Weather
About Wardlow, Derbyshire
Wardlow commands the limestone high ground where the horizon pulls tight against the sky. It lies 4.6 miles north-north-west of Bakewell (from Bakewell: bearing 331°T, OS grid SK 180 750), and is situated east of Litton village. The light here has a sharp, scouring clarity, reflecting off the pale, drystone walls that partition the fields like a map of old ownership. Wardlow rests entirely within the Peak District National Park, inheriting the rugged, wind-brushed character of the high gritstone and limestone plateaus. Beneath the surface, the earth remains scarred by the deep, skeletal remains of lead mining, with the nearby Scheduled Monument of Arbourseats Veins and Sough marking a history of extraction that once dictated the pulse of the local economy. Beyond the stone cottages, the land drops away into the shadowed, verdant depth of Cressbrook Dale Sssi, where the air grows heavy and cool with the scent of damp moss. Wardlow holds its own against the elements, watching over the undulating ridges where the ancient, rounded tumuli of the Bronze Age still break the skyline. The silence of these high pastures is absolute, save for the sudden, percussive cry of a lapwing circling the moor.
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Live animated radar for Wardlow and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Wardlow, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wardlow, 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 Wardlow includes coordinates 53.2717, -1.730146, 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 Wardlow is available on the Wardlow 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.