Moorhey, Manchester Weather
About Moorhey, Manchester
Moorhey occupies a firm, industrial shoulder of the Oldham district where the landscape transitions from urban stone to the rugged reach of the Pennines. It lies 0.8 miles west of Lees (from Lees: bearing 265°T, OS grid SD 939 044). Sunlight here often catches the gritstone facades, turning the grey masonry into a pale, reflective silver as the afternoon wanes. To the south-east, the Lowside Brickworks Sssi serves as a quiet reminder of the earth’s raw utility, where geologically significant strata lie exposed beneath the northern sky. Moorhey retains the stoic character of a place built on heavy labour, its streets echoing with the memory of spindle and loom. Just a short walk away, the verdant basin of Snipe Clough draws the gaze toward the valley floor, offering a sudden depth of green against the harder edges of the district. The air carries a crisp, thin quality, typical of the high ground that separates these narrow valleys from the wider Cheshire plain. Through the changing seasons, the quietude of the surroundings provides a sharp contrast to the persistent, rhythmic hum of the nearby transit routes.
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Live animated radar for Moorhey and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Moorhey, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Moorhey, 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 Moorhey includes coordinates 53.536889, -2.092588, 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 Moorhey is available on the Moorhey 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.