Chequerbent, Manchester Weather
About Chequerbent, Manchester
Chequerbent holds the quiet resonance of a place where the heavy industry of the past has long since surrendered to the quietude of the Lancashire horizon. It lies 1.2 miles east of Westhoughton (from Westhoughton: bearing 83°T, OS grid SD 673 061), and is situated south-west of Hunger Hill village. The earth here retains a peculiar memory of iron and steam, particularly where the Chequerbent Embankment of the Bolton and Leigh Railway cuts a deliberate, grassy scar across the landscape as a scheduled monument. Morning light often catches the dew upon the low-lying fields, casting long, melancholic shadows that stretch toward the boundaries of the expansive Hulton Park. Residents often find respite in the simple, manicured expanse of The Green, a modest patch of public land that serves as a focal point for the local geography. Where coal once dictated the tempo of daily life, the air now carries only the subtle, shifting movements of the wind across the open plains. Chequerbent remains a distinct point on the map, defined less by its former colliery works and more by the deliberate, steady persistence of its own quiet geography.
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About This Chequerbent, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chequerbent, 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 Chequerbent includes coordinates 53.551148, -2.494027, 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 Chequerbent is available on the Chequerbent 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.