North Ashton, Manchester Weather
About North Ashton, Manchester
North Ashton emerges as a quiet residential enclave within the Wigan district, defined by the steady, unassuming character of its suburban streets. It lies 1.3 miles north-west of Ashton-in-Makerfield (from Ashton-in-Makerfield: bearing 306°T, OS grid SD 560 005), and is situated east-north-east of Simm's Lane End village. Low, persistent light often catches the brickwork of the older houses here, casting long shadows that stretch toward the nearby Doorstep Greens. The local topography retains a subtle, rolling quality, shaped by the ancient drainage patterns of the region. A short walk southward reveals the verdant, sheltered basin of The Clough, where the air grows noticeably cooler and damp with the scent of moss. Down Brook snakes through this landscape, its waters carving a path that has long defined the local boundaries between field and pavement. North Ashton maintains a modest pace, far removed from the clamour of the larger urban centres that hem it in on every side. Residents observe the seasonal shifts in the sky above the horizon, where the open expanse of the North West reveals itself in bruised purples and pale, flickering greys.
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About This North Ashton, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Ashton, 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 North Ashton includes coordinates 53.499487, -2.66376, 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 North Ashton is available on the North Ashton 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.