Clifton, Manchester Weather
About Clifton, Manchester
Clifton emerges from the rugged topography of the Irwell Valley as a place defined by its industrial heritage and the enduring persistence of its red-brick architecture. It lies 0.9 miles north-east of Swinton (from Swinton: bearing 49°T, OS grid SD 786 027). The landscape here retains the memory of deep coal seams and the rhythmic clatter of former railways that once mapped the movement of heavy goods. To the east, the verdant canopy of Prestwich Forest Park softens the horizon, providing a silent, leafy contrast to the sharp geometry of the nearby rooftops. The morning light often catches the lingering dampness of the valley floor, casting a silver haze over the terrain that mirrors the shifting moods of the river. Residents occasionally wander toward the quiet greenery of Swinton Vale, where the earth seems to hold the quietude of a centuries-old silence. Clifton maintains a stoic character, shaped by the weight of its labouring past and the steady, unadorned presence of its stone and mortar. Even as modern transit lines bisect the landscape, the core of Clifton remains anchored to the geography of the riverbank and the steep slopes that rise to meet the sky.
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Live animated radar for Clifton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Clifton, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clifton, 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 includes coordinates 53.521199, -2.322927, 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 is available on the Clifton 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.