Orrell, Manchester Weather
About Orrell, Manchester
Orrell rises from the rolling topography of the Wigan district, defined by a landscape where industrial heritage meets the persistent, quiet endurance of the North West. It lies 3.0 miles east-south-east of Skelmersdale (from Skelmersdale: bearing 102°T, OS grid SD 534 050), and is situated east of Up Holland village. The morning light often catches the surface of Abbey Lakes, casting long, fractured reflections across the water that hint at the basin’s deep, flooded history. Beneath the canopy of Dean Wood, the air retains a heavy, ancient coolness, suggesting a world apart from the transit routes that carve through the surrounding hills. Orrell maintains a pragmatic character, forged in the coal seams and railway lines that once dictated the pace of local life. Residents walk paths that trace the edges of former collieries, where the ground has long since softened into green, hummocky terrain. This landscape is punctuated by the skeletal remains of past enterprise, yet it remains anchored by the sturdy, unpretentious brickwork of its Victorian dwellings. Through every season, Orrell preserves a sense of stillness that defies the proximity of the wider Manchester sprawl.
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About This Orrell, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orrell, 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 Orrell includes coordinates 53.539983, -2.704155, 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 Orrell is available on the Orrell 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.