Acre emerges from the grit of the Pennine foothills as a testament to the industrial persistence of the Manchester fringe. It lies 1.0 miles north-east of Oldham (from Oldham: bearing 48°T, OS grid SD 936 061). The landscape here holds the weight of Victorian soot, yet it catches a sharp, northern light that turns the grey stone of local terraces into something almost luminous. Residents find a quiet respite at Stoneleigh Park, where the manicured lawns offer a stark, peaceful contrast to the steep, rugged incline of nearby Greenacres Hill. The sky above Acre feels expansive, often bruised with charcoal clouds that roll in from the moors to soften the hard edges of the rooftops. Industry once defined the rhythm of these streets, but now the quietude of the residential rows dominates the air. Beyond the immediate horizon, the deep, shadowed folds of Hodge Clough provide a wilder topography that reminds one of the untamed ground upon which these homes were built. Acre remains a place where the echo of the looms has long since faded, replaced by the steady, understated pulse of a modern suburban life.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Acre, Manchester, 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. Air quality data includes PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the UK Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI 1-10) as used by DEFRA and the Met Office. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Acre includes coordinates 53.552183, -2.097014, in the county of Manchester, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Acre is available on the Acre map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Manchester 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.