Hawkshaw, Manchester Weather
About Hawkshaw, Manchester
Hawkshaw commands a rugged prominence where the encroaching moors of the West Pennines meet the softening pastoral reaches of the Bury district. It lies 2.3 miles west-south-west of Ramsbottom (from Ramsbottom: bearing 238°T, OS grid SD 759 150), and is situated north-north-east of Affetside village. Great stone walls divide the pastures here, tracking the contours of a landscape that has long felt the heavy tread of industry and the patient persistence of sheep farming. To the west, the still waters of Walves Reservoir mirror the changing moods of the northern sky, acting as a quiet anchor for the surrounding hills. History remains etched into the earth nearby, where the Roman Road at Bottom O' Th' Knotts Brow serves as a silent witness to the legions that once marched across these high, windswept ridges. Sunlight often catches the sharp edges of the drystone boundaries, throwing long, melancholic shadows across the fields as the day draws to a close. Hawkshaw retains an austere beauty, defined by its exposure to the elements and the enduring character of its gritstone architecture. The air here carries a crystalline sharpness, sharpened by the proximity of the uplands and the distant, rhythmic flow of Bradshaw Brook.
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About This Hawkshaw, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hawkshaw, 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 Hawkshaw includes coordinates 53.631587, -2.365673, 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 Hawkshaw is available on the Hawkshaw 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.