The Raikes, Staffordshire Weather
About The Raikes, Staffordshire
The Raikes emerges from the rugged limestone terrain of the Staffordshire Moorlands, a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the austere beauty of the high country. It lies 8.2 miles south-west of Bakewell (from Bakewell: bearing 229°T, OS grid SK 118 596), and is situated south-east of Sheen village. The Raikes occupies a high, windswept position within the Peak District National Park, where the horizon broadens into an expanse of pale, shifting sky. To the north, the slopes of Banktop catch the first light of dawn, casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the surrounding pasture. This elevated landscape feels brittle and ancient, possessing a stillness that is rarely disturbed by the passing of the seasons. Below, the nearby waters of Beresford Dale trace a hidden path through the limestone, their presence marked by the cool, damp breath of the valley rising to meet the moor. The Raikes remains a place of sparse, singular character, where the architecture is subservient to the vast, unyielding stone of the earth.
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About This The Raikes, Staffordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for The Raikes, 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 The Raikes includes coordinates 53.13405, -1.82438, 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 The Raikes is available on the The Raikes 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.