Pennington, Manchester Weather
About Pennington, Manchester
Pennington retains a quiet, industrial dignity that marks the transition from the bustling streets of northern urbanity toward the open, water-logged expanses of the Lancashire plains. It lies 0.9 miles south of Leigh (from Leigh: bearing 188°T, OS grid SJ 654 987). The landscape here is defined by the slow, deliberate movement of water, where the reed-fringed margins of Hope Carr offer a sanctuary for waterfowl amidst the remnants of a coal-rich heritage. Sunlight often catches the surface of Taylor’s Hole with a sharp, metallic clarity, reflecting the sky in a way that softens the edges of the surrounding brickwork. Pennington serves as a bridge between the dense Victorian architecture of its neighbour and the vast, man-made wetlands that have reclaimed the scars of former colliery work. A sense of composure hangs over the local pathways, where the memory of heavy industry has long since surrendered to the persistence of grass and willow. Throughout the seasons, the atmosphere carries a distinct, earthy scent of damp soil and ancient silt, grounding the modern residential character in the realities of its geography. Pennington remains a place where the horizon feels surprisingly broad, offering a vantage point across the low-lying fields that stretch toward the horizon of the North West.
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Live animated radar for Pennington and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Pennington, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pennington, 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 Pennington includes coordinates 53.484109, -2.522, 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 Pennington is available on the Pennington 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.