Broadheath, Manchester Weather
About Broadheath, Manchester
Broadheath occupies a stretch of the Cheshire plain where the heavy, clay-rich earth once supported a thriving industrial landscape of machine tool works and iron foundries. It lies 0.8 miles north-north-west of Altrincham (from Altrincham: bearing 340°T, OS grid SJ 763 891). The sharp, metallic clatter of Broadheath’s Victorian factories has long since faded, replaced by the quiet pulse of residential streets and modern commerce. To the south, the verdant, sloping expanse of John Leigh Park offers a sudden, leafy relief from the red-brick rhythm of the suburban grid. Beyond the manicured lawns, the terrain gently dips toward the hidden path of Timperley Brook, where the water catches the low, pale light of the North West in a series of silver flickers. Broadheath maintains a pragmatic character, grounded in its transition from a powerhouse of engineering to a place of suburban permanence. The horizon remains wide, unobstructed by significant hills, allowing the weather to roll across the rooftops with a persistent, oceanic quality. Residents often look towards the nearby theatre lights of Altrincham, yet the local identity remains tethered to the history of the workers who once forged the tools of empire here.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Broadheath, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Broadheath, 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 Broadheath includes coordinates 53.398469, -2.35785, 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 Broadheath is available on the Broadheath 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.