High Crompton, Manchester Weather
About High Crompton, Manchester
High Crompton occupies a rise of Pennine fringe, where the landscape stretches out in long, quiet folds of green pasture and stone. It lies 0.7 miles west-north-west of Shaw (from Shaw: bearing 292°T, OS grid SD 927 095). The light here catches the gritstone edges of old boundary walls, casting sharp shadows that define the character of the hillside. High Crompton retains a sense of separation from the denser industrial sprawl below, maintaining an elevated vantage point above the valley floor. Residents often walk toward High Crompton Park, where the wide, managed lawns offer a calm counterpoint to the rugged, untamed slopes of nearby Oozewood Clough. The air holds a brisk, sharpened edge that hints at the proximity of the high moors, carrying the scent of damp earth and cooling stone. History lingers in the local vernacular of the architecture, where sturdy masonry reflects a time when the looms and mills defined the rhythm of life. This elevated position ensures that High Crompton remains a place of expansive horizons, where the weather patterns move visibly across the sky like restless tides.
Flight conditions near High Crompton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for High Crompton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This High Crompton, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for High Crompton, 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 High Crompton includes coordinates 53.582237, -2.110843, 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 High Crompton is available on the High Crompton 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.