Longsight, Manchester Weather
About Longsight, Manchester
Longsight stretches across the urban sprawl of South Manchester, defined by its bustling thoroughfares and the persistent, rhythmic hum of a diverse, industrious population. It lies 2.2 miles south-east of Manchester (from Manchester: bearing 133°T, OS grid SJ 863 956). Broad roads cut through the red-brick terraces, where the low-angled afternoon light catches the soot-flecked masonry and gives the everyday architecture a sudden, unexpected dignity. The landscape softens toward the western edge, where the expansive greenery of Platt Fields Park offers a sanctuary of open lawns and still, reflective waters. Residents often cross these boundaries to find a respite from the traffic, moving between the dense street life and the quiet, leaf-shadowed paths that connect Longsight to its neighbours. Further south, the nearby Birchfields Park provides an additional pocket of calm, its mature trees sheltering the pathways from the relentless pace of the surrounding city. This suburban mosaic maintains a distinct, unyielding character, where the echoes of industrial history linger in the Victorian facades that line the busy corridors. Through every season, the atmosphere remains grounded and vital, capturing the persistent energy of a place that never fully settles into silence.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Longsight, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longsight, 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 Longsight includes coordinates 53.457208, -2.206328, 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 Longsight is available on the Longsight 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.