Dacres endures as a quiet collection of stone-built dwellings perched upon the rugged shoulder of the Pennine foothills. It lies 1.5 miles north-east of Mossley (from Mossley: bearing 55°T, OS grid SD 990 038), and is situated south-south-east of Grasscroft village. Cold light descends from the heights of Noonsun Hill, casting long, sharp shadows over the slate roofs that define the local skyline. The land here slopes with a restless, uneven energy, falling away toward the low-lying basin where the industrial grit of the North West meets the wilder, unyielding moor. To the east, the crystalline waters of Warlow Brook trace a jagged line through the dark earth, carving a path that has dictated the movement of people for generations. Dacres maintains a singular, austere composure, far removed from the clamour of the nearby urban centres. Beneath the heavy, slate-grey clouds, the air feels thin and sharp, carrying the metallic tang of a landscape shaped by both ancient rainfall and the remnants of past labour. Dacres remains a place where the horizon dominates the view, forcing the eye upward toward the vast, indifferent sky.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dacres, 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 Dacres includes coordinates 53.530902, -2.015485, 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 Dacres is available on the Dacres 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.