Cheesden, Manchester Weather
About Cheesden, Manchester
Cheesden emerges from the rugged moorland terrain of the Rochdale district as a quiet testament to the resilience of industrial ambition. It lies 2.4 miles east of Ramsbottom (from Ramsbottom: bearing 101°T, OS grid SD 828 162), and is situated west-north-west of Red Lumb village. The landscape surrounding Cheesden bears the heavy imprint of nineteenth-century textile production, where the remnants of Cheesden Lumb Mill stand as skeletal stone witnesses to a vanished era of water-powered labour. Below these ruins, the dark waters of Cheesden Brook carve a sharp, rhythmic path through the valley floor, catching the pale, northern light that shifts rapidly across the exposed gritstone. To the south-east, the expanse of Ashworth Moor Reservoir offers a vast, reflective stillness, contrasting with the jagged, weathered edges of the nearby valley slopes. The air here holds a distinct, bracing clarity, sharpened by the elevation and the unyielding sweep of the wind across the high plateaus. Despite the passage of time, the hushed remnants of the mills remain anchored to the earth, their broken walls softened by the persistent growth of moss and wild ferns. Every stone in this solitary place seems to absorb the silence that descends once the light begins to fail over the surrounding hills.
Flight conditions near Cheesden. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Cheesden and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Cheesden, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cheesden, 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 Cheesden includes coordinates 53.642386, -2.261352, 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 Cheesden is available on the Cheesden 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.