Birch, Manchester Weather
About Birch, Manchester
Birch holds the quiet, open character of a landscape where the industrial grit of Greater Manchester softens into the persistent green of the Pennine foothills. It lies 1.6 miles north-west of Middleton (from Middleton: bearing 310°T, OS grid SD 851 076), and is situated north-north-east of Bowlee village. The terrain here rises with a modest, stubborn elevation, catching a pale, shifting light that traces the contours of the fields. To the south, the expansive grasses of Bowlee Community Park offer a reprieve from the encroaching urban sprawl, acting as a lung for the surrounding acres. Birch remains defined by these margins, where the memory of older agricultural boundaries still dictates the shape of the lanes. Water moves through the periphery with a low, rhythmic persistence, particularly where the dark, reed-fringed waters of Asker Dam settle into the hollows of the earth. These waters reflect a sky that often feels wider and more imposing than the encroaching suburbs would suggest. Through the turning seasons, Birch retains an unpretentious stillness, defined less by its buildings and more by the cool, damp breath of the hills.
Flight conditions near Birch. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Birch and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Birch, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Birch, 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 Birch includes coordinates 53.565059, -2.226285, 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 Birch is available on the Birch 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.