Henbury commands a serene presence across the Cheshire plain, where the horizon meets the soft, expansive sky of the North West. It lies 2.3 miles west of Macclesfield (from Macclesfield: bearing 270°T, OS grid SJ 879 737), and is situated south-south-west of Whirley Grove village. The light here often settles with a pale, silver clarity upon the fields, illuminating the quiet transition from the manicured lawns of Henbury Millennium Green toward the wilder, deeper shadows of Highlees Wood. Ancient oaks stand as silent sentinels near the lanes, their gnarled limbs tracing patterns against the clouds as if recording the slow passage of seasons. A short distance to the north-east, the waters of Whirleymere catch the shifting hues of the afternoon, acting as a mirror for the drifting avian life above. The earth holds the memory of past generations in its firm, clay-rich soil, supporting a landscape that prioritises the rhythm of growth over the haste of modern commerce. Henbury maintains a graceful composure, defined by the steady, unpretentious elegance of its open pastures and the hushed, verdant corridors that guide the eye toward the distant hills.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Henbury, 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 Henbury includes coordinates 53.260405, -2.182128, 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 Henbury is available on the Henbury 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.