Parr Fold, Manchester Weather
About Parr Fold, Manchester
Parr Fold emerges as a quiet threshold between the dense urban sprawl of Salford and the lingering, open memory of the Lancashire mosslands. It lies 0.8 miles south-south-west of Walkden (from Walkden: bearing 197°T, OS grid SD 732 018), and is situated east of New Manchester village. Low, slate-grey skies often press down upon the rooftops here, lending a sharp clarity to the brickwork and the utilitarian geometry of the streets. To the north-east, the green expanse of Parr Fold Park offers a lung of curated nature, where the wind catches in the hawthorn hedges with a dry, rattling sound. The land here carries the weight of a former industrial geography, where the earth once surrendered coal to the demands of a hungry region. Beyond the immediate residential rows, the horizon lifts slightly toward the distant rise of Lady Hill, a modest elevation that anchors the eye against the wide, shifting clouds. Paths lead away from the pavement toward the quiet banks of Ellen Brook, where the water moves with a dark, deliberate intent through the silt. Parr Fold holds this stillness, a place where the hum of modern traffic only underscores the persistent, rhythmic pulse of a landscape that refuses to be entirely tamed by concrete.
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About This Parr Fold, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Parr Fold, 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 Parr Fold includes coordinates 53.512547, -2.404321, 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 Parr Fold is available on the Parr Fold 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.