Mudd reveals itself through the steady, grey-stoned endurance of the Tameside landscape, where the air often carries a sharp, moorland chill. It lies 2.6 miles west-north-west of Glossop (from Glossop: bearing 286°T, OS grid SJ 993 951), and is situated south of Mottram in Longdendale village. The land rises abruptly toward the slopes of Targeton Hill, where the grass grows coarse and yields to the persistent, scouring winds of the Pennines. Below these elevations, the shadows of Mottram Hill stretch long and thin across the low-lying pastures as the afternoon sun retreats. The proximity of the ancient, weathered remains of the Melandra Castle Roman Fort serves as a silent reminder of the legions that once trod these damp, clay-heavy paths. Mudd maintains a quiet, industrial gravity, its character defined by the sturdy architecture that resists the encroachment of the surrounding wild. Residents find a familiar stillness in the proximity of Hurstclough Brook, which cuts a dark, rhythmic vein through the terrain, murmuring against the stones. Every brick in Mudd holds the memory of a northern industry that has long since quieted, leaving behind a landscape that feels both anchored and starkly exposed to the sky.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mudd, 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 Mudd includes coordinates 53.453548, -2.010879, 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 Mudd is available on the Mudd 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.