Park Head occupies a high, windswept ridge where the industrial grit of Sheffield dissolves into the rugged limestone spine of the Pennines. It lies 2.8 miles west-north-west of Sheffield (from Sheffield: bearing 281°T, OS grid SK 309 882), and is situated east-south-east of Dungworth village. The horizon here is defined by a rigorous clarity, as if the light itself has been sharpened by the elevation and the persistent northern winds. To the south, the verdant shadows of Rivelin Glen pull the eye downward into a deep, wooded gorge that once powered the waterwheels of a bygone age. Just a short distance away, the quiet surface of Mill Dam catches the grey sky, mirroring the shifting clouds that race over the exposed gritstone edges. Park Head maintains a stoic character, its houses turning their backs to the biting gales while watching over the sloping pastures that fall away toward the city. The landscape remains scarred by the memory of water-driven industry, yet it possesses a wild, unadorned beauty that demands a certain fortitude from those who dwell upon its heights.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Park Head, South Yorkshire, 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. Air quality data includes PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the UK Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI 1-10) as used by DEFRA and the Met Office. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Park Head includes coordinates 53.390528, -1.536011, in the county of South Yorkshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Park Head is available on the Park Head map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the South Yorkshire 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.