Blackbrook, Staffordshire Weather
About Blackbrook, Staffordshire
Blackbrook emerges from the limestone-flecked earth of the Staffordshire Moorlands as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the rugged character of the surrounding terrain. It lies 5.2 miles south-east of Leek (from Leek: bearing 127°T, OS grid SK 053 515), and is situated west of Waterfall village. The land here holds the stillness of an ancient seabed, where the light catches the pale, weathered stone of the dry-stone walls that divide the pastures into precise, geometric parcels. Blackbrook falls entirely within the Swineholes Wood And Black Heath SSSI, a designation that preserves the fragile, windswept flora clinging to the thin, acidic soils of the upland slopes. Just a short distance to the west, the presence of the Peak Wildlife Park introduces a sudden, exotic contrast to the muted greens and greys of the local sheep-grazed fields. The air carries a sharp, clean quality, unburdened by the heavy industry that once defined the deeper valleys of this county. Centuries of agricultural toil have smoothed the contours of the hills, leaving behind a landscape that feels both enduring and remarkably sparse. Blackbrook remains a place of subtle transitions, where the horizon broadens into the wide, open sky of the southern Peak District.
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About This Blackbrook, Staffordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blackbrook, Staffordshire, 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 Blackbrook includes coordinates 53.060839, -1.921547, in the county of Staffordshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Blackbrook is available on the Blackbrook map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Staffordshire 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.