Pot Bank emerges from the rugged Cheshire terrain as a modest collection of dwellings shaped by the stubborn grit of the North West. It lies 1.2 miles north-west of Biddulph (from Biddulph: bearing 325°T, OS grid SJ 871 592), and is situated west-south-west of Whitemoor village. High above the lowlands, the land rises sharply towards the craggy silhouette of Edge Hill, casting long, lean shadows across the stone boundaries of the hamlet. A short distance away, the quiet earth of the Gannister Quarry Sssi reveals the deep, geological patience of the ground, where once-active extraction has surrendered to the slow reclamation of moss and scrub. Pot Bank keeps a steady watch over these slopes, where the wind possesses a sharp, clean clarity that speaks of the high moorland beyond. The light here often turns a pale, bruised violet as evening approaches, illuminating the stark contrast between the worked stone of the earth and the softening greenery of the surrounding banks. Residents of Pot Bank walk paths that have remained largely unchanged for generations, navigating a landscape that values the resilience of the hill over the frantic pace of the valley.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pot Bank, 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 Pot Bank includes coordinates 53.129904, -2.193531, 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 Pot Bank is available on the Pot Bank 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.