Heaton, Manchester Weather
About Heaton, Manchester
Heaton rises from the gentle western slopes of the Irwell Valley, a verdant expanse where suburban architecture meets the lingering memory of Lancashire’s industrial pulse. It lies 1.5 miles west-north-west of Bolton (from Bolton: bearing 286°T, OS grid SD 692 097). Broad avenues here are lined with mature trees that catch the low, honeyed light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across substantial detached homes. To the north, the winding descent of Captain’s Clough carves a quiet, wooded passage through the terrain, offering a wilder counterpoint to the orderly gardens of the district. The atmosphere is defined by a sense of permanence, where the brickwork of mid-century dwellings holds the warmth of a setting sun. Residents often walk the perimeter of Doffcocker Lodge, where the reflective surface of the water mirrors the shifting grey-blue clouds of the North West. This landscape maintains a calm, rhythmic character, far removed from the clamour of the nearby urban core. Heaton persists as a place of quiet transition, holding its own space between the expansive moorlands further afield and the legacy of the mills that once defined the horizon.
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Live animated radar for Heaton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Heaton, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Heaton, 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 Heaton includes coordinates 53.583655, -2.465767, 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 Heaton is available on the Heaton 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.