Woodhead, Derbyshire Weather
About Woodhead, Derbyshire
Woodhead keeps a quiet vigil over the rolling contours of the North East Derbyshire landscape. It lies 1.5 miles west-south-west of Clay Cross (from Clay Cross: bearing 250°T, OS grid SK 369 625), and is situated east-south-east of Littlemoor village. The terrain here rises with a stubborn, geological patience, reflecting the rugged character of the nearby Fall Hill. To the west, the limestone strata of the Fall Hill Quarry Sssi break through the verdant skin of the earth, revealing the raw, grey bones of the region. Woodhead remains a place where the light catches the incline of the fields, turning the long shadows of late afternoon into sharp, indigo silhouettes against the horizon. A short distance to the south, the expansive waters of the Ogston Reservoir Sssi gather the sky, mirroring the shifting clouds in a wide, glassy basin. This proximity to such profound natural features lends the lanes a sense of isolation, where the wind carries the scent of damp stone and wild grass. Life in Woodhead follows the steady pulse of the seasons, unencumbered by the clamour of larger, more frantic centres of industry.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Woodhead, Derbyshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Woodhead, 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 Woodhead includes coordinates 53.158956, -1.449016, 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 Woodhead is available on the Woodhead 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.