Lime Side emerges from the urban sprawl of Oldham as a functional landscape defined by the steady, rhythmic pulse of North Manchester’s residential life. It lies 1.6 miles east-north-east of Failsworth (from Failsworth: bearing 74°T, OS grid SD 917 020), and is situated north-north-east of Woodhouses village. The terrain here holds a quiet gravity, where the brickwork of modest terraces absorbs the soft, grey light characteristic of the Pennine foothills. To the south, the still, reflective surface of Crime Lake offers a singular point of repose, its waters gathering the shifting clouds in a display of muted, industrial serenity. Paths wind outward from Lime Side toward the verdant hollow of Wood Park Clough, where the sudden density of trees provides a sharp, mossy contrast to the surrounding pavements. The air in these parts carries the faint, lingering scent of dampened stone, a physical reminder of the heavy rains that have long shaped the character of the Greater Manchester basin. Residents move through these thoroughfares with an unostentatious purpose, their daily passages knitting together the domestic corners of a landscape that prioritises substance over ornament. Such spaces, while unassuming to the casual observer, possess a persistent, grounded vitality that anchors the identity of Lime Side within the wider reach of the district.
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Live animated radar for Lime Side and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lime Side, 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 Lime Side includes coordinates 53.51471, -2.126455, 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 Lime Side is available on the Lime Side 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.