Orrell Post, Manchester Weather
About Orrell Post, Manchester
Orrell Post holds a sturdy place in the Wigan district, where the industrial legacy of the North West meets the quiet endurance of the Lancashire landscape. It lies 3.0 miles east-south-east of Skelmersdale (from Skelmersdale: bearing 103°T, OS grid SD 534 050), and is situated east of Up Holland village. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, muscular grace, lifting the houses above the low-lying shadows of the surrounding valleys. To the west, the calm waters of Abbey Lakes reflect the shifting grey of the English sky, offering a mirror to the clouds that drift over the rooftops. A short distance away, the remnants of the Up Holland Benedictine Priory stand as a silent anchor, their weathered stone holding the memory of centuries against the modern hum of traffic. Orrell Post retains a distinct character, defined by the sharp clarity of its horizons and the way the light catches the brickwork during the long, amber afternoons of late summer. Residents often walk the paths toward the nearby slopes, where the earth feels firm underfoot and the air carries the cool, damp scent of the northern fields. This geography shapes the daily pulse of the place, grounding the domesticity of the streets in a landscape that remains stubbornly, beautifully present.
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About This Orrell Post, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orrell Post, 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 Post includes coordinates 53.539783, -2.704454, 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 Post is available on the Orrell Post 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.