Openshaw, Manchester Weather
About Openshaw, Manchester
Openshaw remains a testament to the enduring industrial heart of Manchester, bearing the soot-stained echoes of its Victorian engineering heritage. It lies 1.2 miles west-south-west of Droylsden (from Droylsden: bearing 248°T, OS grid SJ 887 975). Red-brick terraced houses line the thoroughfares like soldiers in a long-forgotten campaign, their chimneys silhouetted against the grey, northern sky. A short distance away, the grass of Openshaw Park catches the pale afternoon light, offering a quiet, green reprieve from the rhythmic hum of traffic. The remnants of heavy manufacturing still cling to the skyline, though the fires of the old locomotive works have long since cooled into silence. A brief walk to the northeast brings one to the Sandywell Millennium Green, where the earth feels softer and the air carries a faint, fleeting sweetness. Openshaw possesses a stoic, unvarnished character that refuses to hide its past, standing firm as the modern city expands around its borders. Through the changing seasons, the street lamps cast a long, amber glow upon the pavement, illuminating the path for those who still call these sturdy streets their home.
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About This Openshaw, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Openshaw, 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 Openshaw includes coordinates 53.474224, -2.171533, 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 Openshaw is available on the Openshaw 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.