Moss Side, Lancashire Weather
About Moss Side, Lancashire
Moss Side emerges from the flat, industrious stretch of South Ribble as a collection of quiet lanes and open fields that hold the pale, northern light with singular clarity. It lies 1.5 miles west of Leyland (from Leyland: bearing 279°T, OS grid SD 517 220), and is situated south-south-east of Midge Hall village. The landscape here is defined by a low, rhythmic horizon where the sky seems to press down upon the damp, dark earth of the Lancashire plain. To the south-south-east, the River Lostock traces a sluggish, silver vein through the meadows, drawing the eye toward the distant, wooded reaches of Worden Hall. Moss Side keeps a measured pace, far removed from the clamour of the nearby industrial hubs, favouring instead the solitude of hedgerows and the shifting colours of the seasonal crops. A sense of enduring, silent industry persists in the way the wind catches the long grasses, echoing the agricultural legacy that once anchored the families of this parish. Residents often look toward the nearby public art of Bobby The Iron Horse, a metallic sentinel that stands as a stark, modern contrast to the organic softness of the surrounding farmland. In the hush of an autumn afternoon, one might catch the faint, rhythmic vibration of the wider world, yet Moss Side remains stubbornly rooted in its own quiet geography.
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Live animated radar for Moss Side and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Moss Side, Lancashire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Moss Side, Lancashire, 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 Moss Side includes coordinates 53.692805, -2.732434, in the county of Lancashire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Moss Side is available on the Moss Side map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Lancashire 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.