Peckforton, Cheshire Weather
About Peckforton, Cheshire
Peckforton commands the horizon with a quiet, enduring gravity that anchors the Cheshire plain. It lies 7.5 miles west-north-west of Nantwich (from Nantwich: bearing 290°T, OS grid SJ 538 566), and is situated west of Spurstow village. The sandstone ridges rise abruptly from the fields, carrying the heavy, grey masonry of Peckforton Castle high above the canopy of the surrounding woods. Below this fortress, the landscape shifts into a mosaic of ancient, protected terrain, where the fifty-seven hectares of Peckforton Woods Sssi harbour a stillness rarely disturbed by the modern world. Light catches the surface of Peckforton Mere, casting a silver sheen that draws the eye toward the hidden, ancient earthworks of the nearby promontory fort. These slopes define the character of Peckforton, creating a natural amphitheatre where the air remains cool even at the height of summer. Farmers still work the heavy soil, their presence echoing the agricultural cycles that have maintained these boundaries for centuries. Here, the geography does not merely exist; it dictates the pace of life, demanding a patient observation of the seasons as they turn across the ridge.
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About This Peckforton, Cheshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Peckforton, 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 Peckforton includes coordinates 53.105312, -2.691177, 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 Peckforton is available on the Peckforton 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.