Barlow Fold, Manchester Weather
About Barlow Fold, Manchester
Barlow Fold occupies a quiet pocket of the Bury landscape, where the incline of the terrain hints at the ancient weight of the Irwell valley. It lies 1.4 miles east-north-east of Radcliffe (from Radcliffe: bearing 68°T, OS grid SD 805 080). The horizon here is defined by a subtle, rhythmic fall of land that draws the eye toward the distant, shimmering surface of Lamb Lodge Reservoir. Water remains a quiet architect of the surroundings, as the nearby currents of Hollins Brook trace a persistent, silver path through the low-lying fields. Barlow Fold maintains an unassuming character, shaped more by the cooling shifts of northern light than by the grand architectural gestures seen in the nearby ruins of Radcliffe Tower. The atmosphere carries a faint, lingering memory of the industrial pulse that once dictated the pace of life across these Greater Manchester fringes. Walking the periphery, one encounters a landscape where the sharp lines of modern suburban boundaries soften against the enduring, muted greens of the valley floor. It is a place that prefers the company of shifting weather and seasonal change to the clamour of wider urban transit.
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About This Barlow Fold, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barlow Fold, 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 Barlow Fold includes coordinates 53.568883, -2.294933, 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 Barlow Fold is available on the Barlow Fold 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.