Chew Moor retains a quiet, resilient character born from its proximity to the industrial arteries of the North West. It lies 1.5 miles north-east of Westhoughton (from Westhoughton: bearing 40°T, OS grid SD 670 077), and is situated north-west of Hunger Hill village. The landscape here holds the pale, diffused light of the Lancashire sky, reflecting off the surface of Rumworth Lodge Reservoir where the water often mirrors the charcoal clouds of an approaching afternoon. Chew Moor breathes with the memory of a harder, working past, though the modern streets now offer a composed silence that masks the old clatter of collieries. To the north, the terrain rises toward the distant, rugged shoulders of the moors, where the air grows sharp and thin. The waters of Bessy Brook trace a thin, silver vein through the surrounding greenery, marking the passage of time against the encroaching suburban expansion. A sense of deliberate, modest permanence defines the houses, which stand firmly against the wind that frequently sweeps across the open fields. Residents move with a steady, unpretentious pace that seems to derive from the village’s long-standing connection to the earth and the shifting seasons.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chew Moor, 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 Chew Moor includes coordinates 53.565462, -2.499297, 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 Chew Moor is available on the Chew Moor 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.