Windmill, Derbyshire Weather
About Windmill, Derbyshire
Windmill commands a high, exposed ridge where the sky feels vast and the limestone earth gives way to the shifting moods of the clouds. It lies 6.5 miles north-north-west of Bakewell (from Bakewell: bearing 334°T, OS grid SK 170 778), and is situated west of Great Hucklow village. From this elevated vantage point within the Peak District National Park, the terrain bears the scars of an industrial past that has long since returned to the quietude of grazing land. To the west, the jagged remnants of High Rake Mine punctuate the horizon, marking where lead miners once delved into the dark, mineral-rich veins of the earth. Windmill maintains a stark, elemental character, far removed from the sheltered valleys that define much of the surrounding Derbyshire Dales. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity that sweeps across the plateau, leaving the stone walls and open fields to weather under the weight of the seasons. To the east, the earth rises towards the ancient silhouette of the Burr Tor Prehistoric Stock Enclosure, grounding the hamlet in a history that stretches back millennia. This is a place of wide horizons, where the landscape demands an acknowledgement of the wind and the enduring resilience of the high moorland.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Windmill, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Windmill, 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 Windmill includes coordinates 53.297317, -1.745783, 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 Windmill is available on the Windmill 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.