Gurnett holds the quiet, industrious character of a Cheshire hamlet that once drew its vitality from the steady pulse of local textile production. It lies 1.4 miles south-south-east of Macclesfield (from Macclesfield: bearing 156°T, OS grid SJ 926 716), and is situated north-north-west of Sutton Lane Ends village. The landscape here leans toward the rugged foothills of the Pennines, where the air often carries a crisp, sharpened clarity that defines the transition from lowland plains to higher ground. To the west, the waters of Wood’s Cut flow with a deliberate, persistent energy, tracing a path through the earth that has long served the practical needs of this corner of the county. The proximity of the moated site at Jarman Farm serves as a silent reminder of medieval land use, anchoring the modern map to a much older, more secretive history. Gurnett remains defined by these modest shifts in elevation, where the light hits the stone walls in the late afternoon, revealing the subtle grey and ochre hues of the local masonry. A walk through the vicinity reveals how the remnants of industrial heritage have faded back into the pasture, leaving behind a place that feels sturdy and unpretentious. The horizon is dominated by the rising mass of Blakelow, which looms over the fields and acts as a constant, looming sentinel for the surrounding terrain.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gurnett, 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 Gurnett includes coordinates 53.241957, -2.111653, 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 Gurnett is available on the Gurnett 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.