Calton, Staffordshire Weather
About Calton, Staffordshire
Calton commands a high, limestone ridge where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant rainfall across the Staffordshire Moorlands. It lies 5.0 miles west-north-west of Ashbourne (from Ashbourne: bearing 295°T, OS grid SK 107 500), and is situated east of Waterhouses village. The horizon here is defined by the rugged elevation of Musden Low, which rises sharply to the east like a silent sentinel watching over the agricultural patchwork below. Calton maintains its place within the protected expanse of the Peak District National Park, where the light often shifts with a sudden, restless intensity across the undulating fields. Ancient traces of human occupation linger in the landscape, most notably the Bowl Barrow 160M North Of Lower Green House, which anchors the local terrain in a deep, pre-industrial stillness. The surrounding slopes support a quiet, hardy existence that has long favoured the grazing of sheep over the reach of modern development. Every stone wall and gatepost in Calton feels weathered by the persistent climate, reflecting a stoic endurance against the elements. This high ground remains a place of expansive sky and narrow, winding lanes, where the silence is broken only by the sharp call of birds or the distant machinery of a farm.
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Live animated radar for Calton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Calton, Staffordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Calton, 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 Calton includes coordinates 53.047941, -1.841795, 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 Calton is available on the Calton 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.