Ledsham, Cheshire Weather
About Ledsham, Cheshire
Ledsham emerges from the flat Cheshire plains as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the low, grey light of the North West. It lies 2.7 miles west-south-west of Ellesmere Port (from Ellesmere Port: bearing 247°T, OS grid SJ 357 743), and is situated north-west of Capenhurst village. Beyond the domestic boundaries of Ledsham, the land drops away into the verdant, sheltered basin of Shotwick Dale, where the air holds a cooler, damp stillness. The horizon here is wide and unencumbered, allowing the sun to strike the hedgerows with a sharp, silver clarity that highlights the utilitarian geometry of the surrounding fields. Further west, the remnants of the Heavy Anti-Aircraft Gunsite serve as a stark, concrete reminder of a more turbulent century, now softened by encroaching weeds and long grass. This landscape resists sentimentality, preferring instead to show the enduring utility of its soil and the rhythmic pulse of its agricultural borders. Ledsham maintains a composed, solitary character, keeping its own counsel amidst the shifting skies that define this corner of the county.
Flight conditions near Ledsham. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Ledsham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Ledsham, Cheshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ledsham, 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 Ledsham includes coordinates 53.262484, -2.964494, 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 Ledsham is available on the Ledsham 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.