Alderley Edge, Cheshire Weather
About Alderley Edge, Cheshire
Alderley Edge rises from the Cheshire plain as a sandstone escarpment that commands the surrounding horizon with a quiet, rugged authority. It lies 1.7 miles south of Wilmslow (from Wilmslow: bearing 187°T, OS grid SJ 843 783), and is situated north of Nether Alderley village. Beneath the canopy of the Alderley Edge SSSI, the earth holds the deep, rust-coloured memory of ancient copper mines, their hidden tunnels winding through the bedrock like the veins of a dormant giant. Visitors often pause by the weathered stone of The Wizard, a figure carved into the rock face who watches over the woodland paths with a stoic, moss-dusted gaze. The light here filters through the trees to catch the sharp edges of the sandstone, casting long, ochre shadows that stretch towards the nearby banks of the Common Carr Brook. Beyond the leafy heights, the local economy flourishes with an air of composed refinement, reflecting a long-standing prosperity that has drawn residents to its elevated air for generations. Alderley Edge maintains a distinct character where the precision of its historic architecture meets the wild, unkempt beauty of the scarp. This landscape serves as both a sanctuary for the local flora and a point of pilgrimage for those seeking the expansive, panoramic clarity of the Cheshire sky.
Flight conditions near Alderley Edge. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Alderley Edge and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Alderley Edge, Cheshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alderley Edge, Cheshire, 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. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Alderley Edge includes coordinates 53.301622, -2.236157, in the county of Cheshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Alderley Edge is available on the Alderley Edge map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Cheshire 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.