Styal Cross, Cheshire Weather
About Styal Cross, Cheshire
Styal Cross marks a quiet intersection where the weight of Cheshire’s industrial heritage meets the persistent, encroaching green of the surrounding fields. It lies 2.0 miles north-north-west of Wilmslow (from Wilmslow: bearing 329°T, OS grid SJ 830 838), and is situated west-south-west of Styal village. A heavy, weathered stone monument stands as the namesake of Styal Cross, catching the long, low light that defines winter afternoons in this corner of the county. Nearby, the brick chimneys and rhythmic water-channels of Quarry Bank Mill remind the traveller that these lands were once dictated by the relentless turning of gears and the hum of looms. The air here holds a curious duality, caught between the pastoral stillness of the Bollin valley and the distant, metallic roar of aircraft ascending from the neighbouring flight paths. One might wander a short distance to the Airport Pub Viewing Location, where the ground vibrates with the departure of heavy jets, contrasting sharply with the silent, lichen-crusted masonry of the ancient cross. This junction remains a modest anchor point, observant of both the heavy machinery of the past and the modern transit that defines the horizon. Styal Cross persists as a simple, enduring witness to the changing pace of life in the North West.
Flight conditions near Styal Cross. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Styal Cross and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Styal Cross, Cheshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Styal Cross, 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 Styal Cross includes coordinates 53.351422, -2.256623, 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 Styal Cross is available on the Styal Cross 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.