Longshaw, Manchester Weather
About Longshaw, Manchester
Longshaw occupies a quiet corner of the Wigan district where the horizon feels perpetually drawn toward the distant, hazy curvature of the Lancashire plain. It lies 1.5 miles north of Billinge (from Billinge: bearing 2°T, OS grid SD 530 022). The elevation here grants the air a crisp, thin quality, catching the morning light before it descends into the lower shadows of Longshaw Bottom. To the south, the prominence of Billinge Hill asserts itself as a constant, brooding guardian over the local topography. The land maintains a rugged, unpolished character, defined by the rough grasses and stubborn hedgerows that have long defined this portion of the North West. Residents often walk the paths toward the nearby Orrell Water Park, where the reflective surfaces of the lakes offer a sharp, cool contrast to the surrounding industrial echoes. Longshaw remains a place of subtle transitions, where the memory of coal and earth persists beneath the quiet spread of modern residential lanes. These surroundings possess a stillness that invites one to observe the flight of birds against the vast, shifting clouds of the English sky.
Flight conditions near Longshaw. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Longshaw and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Longshaw, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longshaw, 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 Longshaw includes coordinates 53.514988, -2.709758, 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 Longshaw is available on the Longshaw 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.