Aspull Common, Manchester Weather
About Aspull Common, Manchester
Aspull Common reveals a landscape where the heavy stillness of coal-shadowed earth meets the persistent, quiet reclamation of the wild. It lies 1.7 miles south-west of Leigh (from Leigh: bearing 219°T, OS grid SJ 639 980), and is situated south-east of Crankwood village. Low, sprawling horizons define the terrain here, where the ghost of industrial exertion lingers in the sunken hollows of the ground. Light catches the surface of The Flash just to the north, casting a silvered gleam over the water that seems to hold the sky in an unblinking, glassy stare. Further afield, the expansive grounds of Pennington Flash Country Park offer a sanctuary where reeds sway in the damp, northern wind, softening the edges of the horizon. Aspull Common retains a rugged, unpolished character, shaped by the legacy of the collieries that once pulled the wealth of the subterranean dark into the daylight. The air carries the damp, earthy scent of the wetlands, a reminder that the land is forever drawing back toward its original, marshy state. This terrain demands a patient eye to appreciate the subtle shifts in colour as the seasons bruise the grasses and scrubland into shades of russet and grey.
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About This Aspull Common, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Aspull Common, 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 Aspull Common includes coordinates 53.478271, -2.545223, 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 Aspull Common is available on the Aspull Common 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.