Broadbottom, Manchester Weather
About Broadbottom, Manchester
Broadbottom emerges from the steep, verdant contours of the Etherow valley where stone cottages cling to the incline like barnacles upon a ship’s hull. It lies 2.6 miles west of Glossop (from Glossop: bearing 266°T, OS grid SJ 993 937), and is situated west-north-west of Bankwood Gate village. The air here holds a distinct, metallic sharpness, a lingering memory of the textile mills that once harnessed the river’s relentless momentum. Beyond the rooftops, the slopes of Mottram Hill rise abruptly, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch across the valley floor as the afternoon light wanes. Below the village, the dark, swirling waters of Hurstclough Brook carve a jagged path through the gritstone, its steady, rhythmic babble providing a constant counterpoint to the quietude of the lanes. Broadbottom retains the austere dignity of its industrial heritage, where the grey, uncompromising masonry of the Victorian era meets the encroaching wildness of the Pennine fringe. Commuters now traverse the viaduct that spans the deep ravine, moving with hurried purpose above the ghosts of an older, steam-driven economy. In the transition between the fading day and the encroaching dusk, the landscape assumes a somber, singular clarity, revealing the raw, unadorned beauty of the North West.
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About This Broadbottom, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Broadbottom, 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 Broadbottom includes coordinates 53.440946, -2.011026, 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 Broadbottom is available on the Broadbottom 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.