Clifton Junction, Manchester Weather
About Clifton Junction, Manchester
Clifton Junction marks the point where the iron arteries of the railway diverge, carving a deliberate path through the industrial heart of Salford. It lies 1.3 miles north-east of Swinton (from Swinton: bearing 56°T, OS grid SD 792 029), and is situated east-north-east of Clifton village. The landscape here retains a stoic character, defined by the heavy, rhythmic passage of trains that seem to anchor the horizon in perpetual motion. To the south-south-west, the green expanse of Swinton Vale offers a quiet reprieve, where the earth holds the memory of older, quieter winters. East-north-east of the tracks, the expansive canopy of Prestwich Forest Park softens the sharp angles of the suburban perimeter, bringing a touch of wildness to the edge of the brickwork. Clifton Junction possesses a distinct, utilitarian beauty, where the pale northern light catches the rusted girders and slick rails, turning functional steel into something almost luminous. The legacy of coal and steam persists in the very elevation of the ground, a reminder of the labour that once defined this corridor of the North West. Residents of Clifton Junction navigate a terrain shaped as much by the engineering of the Victorian age as by the creeping encroachment of the surrounding woodland.
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About This Clifton Junction, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clifton Junction, 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 Clifton Junction includes coordinates 53.522731, -2.314492, 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 Clifton Junction is available on the Clifton Junction 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.