Upper Bradway occupies a high, sloping ridge where the urban reach of Sheffield begins to fray into the rugged topography of the Peak District. It lies 1.7 miles north-west of Dronfield (from Dronfield: bearing 305°T, OS grid SK 326 801), and is situated north of Holmesfield village. The streets of Upper Bradway follow the contours of the land, offering long, westward perspectives where the light catches the distant gritstone edges at sunset. To the north, the ancient expanse of Totley Wood SSSI provides a dense, verdant counterpoint to the quiet residential lanes. The air here carries a crispness derived from the elevation, separating the domestic gardens from the deeper, shadowed hollows where Oldhay Brook carves its path through the lower ground. Residents observe a landscape defined by this transition, where the solid stone boundaries of older properties meet the softening influence of encroaching woodland. This elevation ensures that Upper Bradway remains an atmospheric vantage point, caught between the industrial heritage of the valley floor and the open, windswept horizons of the moors beyond.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Bradway, 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 Upper Bradway includes coordinates 53.317133, -1.510808, 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 Upper Bradway is available on the Upper Bradway 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.