Grasscroft, Manchester Weather
About Grasscroft, Manchester
Grasscroft emerges from the rugged Pennine foothills as a collection of stone dwellings that catch the pale, thinning light of the high moorlands. It lies 1.7 miles north-east of Mossley (from Mossley: bearing 35°T, OS grid SD 985 045), and is situated east-north-east of Lydgate village. Stone walls of gritstone delineate the boundaries of pastures where the wind carries a sharp, metallic chill from the distant peaks. To the north-east, the slopes dip into the deep, sequestered hollow of Wickens Clough, where the water runs cold and clear over moss-slicked boulders. Grasscroft maintains a quiet dignity, its architecture reflecting the sturdiness of the local quarries that once fed the hunger of industrial expansion. Below the village, the modest flow of Warlow Brook traces a silver thread through the darkening meadows as evening approaches. The atmosphere here is shaped by the immense, open sky that dwarfs the chimney pots and gables, lending a sense of solitude to every garden gate. Residents often walk the high paths where the horizon feels vast, observing the way the clouds bruise the hills with shifting shadows.
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About This Grasscroft, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Grasscroft, 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 Grasscroft includes coordinates 53.537722, -2.023077, 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 Grasscroft is available on the Grasscroft 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.