Grotton, Manchester Weather
About Grotton, Manchester
Grotton emerges from the Pennine foothills as a place where the steady pulse of suburban life meets the rugged, upward reach of the Greater Manchester landscape. It lies 0.9 miles east-south-east of Lees (from Lees: bearing 113°T, OS grid SD 966 040), and is situated west-south-west of Lydgate village. The light here often catches the incline of Stone Breaks Hill, which dominates the northern horizon and imparts a sense of verticality to the daily commute. Below these slopes, the geography shifts towards the sheltered dip of Ashes Clough, where the land holds onto a quiet, moisture-rich stillness. Grotton retains the character of a place that grew in the shadow of industrial expansion, yet it now functions as a transition point between the urban grit of Oldham and the softening edges of the moors. The streets follow the natural contours of the hillside, allowing residents a clear view of the changing sky as it moves across the valley. To the south-west, Crow Hill rises with a familiar persistence, acting as a silent sentinel over the rooftops and gardens. This arrangement of slope and stone ensures that even the most routine walk through Grotton feels tethered to the expansive, open geography of the North West.
Flight conditions near Grotton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Grotton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Grotton, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Grotton, 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 Grotton includes coordinates 53.533066, -2.052735, 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 Grotton is available on the Grotton 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.