Blackmoor, Manchester Weather
About Blackmoor, Manchester
Blackmoor endures as a quiet pocket of the Wigan district, where the industrial echoes of the North West linger in the flat, expansive horizon. It lies 0.8 miles south-south-east of Tyldesley (from Tyldesley: bearing 163°T, OS grid SD 695 007), and is situated north-north-west of Astley village. The landscape here retains the heavy, soot-stained memory of coal extraction, yet the modern gaze finds respite in the quiet corners of the surrounding terrain. To the west, the Gin Pit Colliery Wheel stands as a rusted sentinel, its iron spokes silhouetted against the grey, northern sky like a frozen clockwork relic. Nearby, the slow, murky progress of Ellenor Brook traces a path through the low-lying fields, cutting a line of damp, dark earth that separates the encroaching suburban sprawl from the remnants of older pastures. Blackmoor draws a distinct character from this juxtaposition, where the stark remnants of mining infrastructure sit in uneasy proximity to the unfolding residential streets. The quality of light in the afternoon often turns a pale, bruised violet, catching the edges of the hedgerows and grounding the place in a persistent, melancholy stillness. Every structural line in Blackmoor serves as a reminder of a working past, yet the air remains clear, devoid of the smoke that once defined the rhythm of these northern plains.
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About This Blackmoor, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blackmoor, 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 Blackmoor includes coordinates 53.502346, -2.461121, 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 Blackmoor is available on the Blackmoor 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.