Cranage, Cheshire Weather
About Cranage, Cheshire
Cranage retains a quiet composure, defined by the pastoral currents of the Cheshire plain and the lingering echoes of its mid-twentieth-century aviation history. It lies 3.2 miles east-north-east of Middlewich (from Middlewich: bearing 63°T, OS grid SJ 749 685), and is situated north-west of Holmes Chapel village. Sunlight frequently catches the flat, open expanse of the landscape, illuminating the subtle remnants of the World War II defences of the former airfield of RAF Cranage that still punctuate the horizon. The terrain offers a gentle, unforced beauty, where the horizon feels wide and the air maintains a crisp, uncluttered clarity. A short distance away, the still waters of Shakerley Mere offer a reflective pause in the topography, mirroring the shifting moods of the English sky. Cranage remains grounded in this agricultural rhythm, where the modern pace of travel is softened by the presence of ancient, slow-growing hedgerows. Through these fields, the legacy of a rural existence persists, marked by the steady, patient endurance of a geography shaped more by seasonal light than by the noise of industry.
Flight conditions near Cranage. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Cranage and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Cranage, Cheshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cranage, 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 Cranage includes coordinates 53.213335, -2.37598, 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 Cranage is available on the Cranage 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.