Astley, Manchester Weather
About Astley, Manchester
Astley bears the quiet, industrial gravity of a place shaped by the deep seams of the earth and the slow, deliberate turn of the winding wheel. It lies 1.0 miles south-south-east of Tyldesley (from Tyldesley: bearing 161°T, OS grid SD 696 004). The landscape here retains a memory of its coal-shadowed past, where the iron skeleton of the Astley Green Colliery engine house stands as a stark, vertical monument against the shifting northern light. Beyond the former pits, the waters of Ellenor Brook trace a meandering path through the low-lying fields, offering a soft, silver contrast to the rigid lines of the surrounding infrastructure. Time seems to gather in the quietude of the New Hall Moat, where the hushed presence of the water guards the remnants of a medieval past that predates the soot and steam of the later centuries. Astley possesses a distinct, resilient character, defined by the interplay between the encroaching greenery of the common lands and the enduring brickwork of its heritage. This balance of nature and industry creates a unique atmosphere where the horizon remains wide and the air carries the cool, damp scent of the nearby mosslands. The legacy of extraction has left a terrain that is neither entirely rural nor fully urban, but rather a space where the past remains palpably present in every rusted cog and reclaimed path.
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About This Astley, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Astley, 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 Astley includes coordinates 53.500026, -2.459076, 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 Astley is available on the Astley 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.