Boughton rises as a gateway of red sandstone and brick, marking a transition between the ancient gravity of its neighbour and the winding path of the River Dee. It lies 0.9 miles east of Chester (from Chester: bearing 86°T, OS grid SJ 419 663). The geography here slopes toward the water, where the industrial legacy of the Lead Shot Tower stands like a silent sentinel watching the slow, rhythmic flux of the river. Sunlight catches the verdant stillness of the Quarry Garden nearby, casting long shadows across the pathways where the echoes of past centuries seem to linger in the damp earth. Residents walk past the quiet sanctuary of the Richmond House Garden, a pocket of cultivated colour that provides a respite from the modern pulse of the main road. The slope of Gallows Hill suggests a darker, older narrative, yet the contemporary character of Boughton remains defined by its functional elegance and the steady flow of daily life. This stretch of landscape observes the shifting seasons with a stoic indifference, as the light turns from a pale morning gold to the muted greys of a Cheshire dusk. Boughton maintains this balance of memory and movement, holding its place in the North West with a quiet, persistent dignity.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Boughton, 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 Boughton includes coordinates 53.191189, -2.870201, 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 Boughton is available on the Boughton 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.