Hag Fold, Manchester Weather
About Hag Fold, Manchester
Hag Fold stretches across the landscape as a persistent testament to mid-twentieth-century planning, its residential streets unfolding in a rhythmic pattern of brick and quiet lawns. It lies 0.4 miles north-west of Atherton (from Atherton: bearing 318°T, OS grid SD 673 038). Modern housing estates dominate the terrain, though the land retains a subtle, low-lying character that recalls the ancient coal-seam history of the wider Wigan district. To the west, the Bag Lane Brook traces a modest path, its waters cutting through the earth with a quiet persistence that ignores the suburban fences nearby. The quality of light here often catches the slate roofs in the late afternoon, casting long, sharp shadows that lend a sudden, geometric clarity to the cul-de-sacs. Beyond the immediate rows of homes, the expanse of Hulton Park lies to the north-east, offering a vast, green lung that tempers the surrounding urban sprawl. Residents of Hag Fold occasionally venture toward these fringes, where the open air feels heavy with the scent of damp grass and the persistent memory of industrial labour. It is a place defined by its functionality, yet it holds a certain stoic grace under the wide, grey skies of the North West.
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About This Hag Fold, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hag Fold, 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 Hag Fold includes coordinates 53.530069, -2.494129, 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 Hag Fold is available on the Hag Fold 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.