Red Lumb, Manchester Weather
About Red Lumb, Manchester
Red Lumb occupies a rugged fold of the Pennine fringe, where the industrial legacy of the Rochdale district lingers in the grey, sturdy architecture of its stone cottages. It lies 3.0 miles north-north-west of Heywood (from Heywood: bearing 346°T, OS grid SD 843 154), and is situated east of Nangreaves village. The landscape here is defined by the sharp, sudden gravity of the hills, where the horizon is rarely flat but always pushing upward against the low, bruised clouds of the North West. Water defines the character of the soil, with the dark, still expanse of Greenbooth Reservoir nearby acting as a polished mirror for the shifting weather. To the south-west, the slopes of Wind Hill rise with a quiet, stubborn prominence, grounding the local geography in a permanent state of geological watchfulness. Red Lumb retains a sense of seclusion, far removed from the frantic pace of the larger towns, yet anchored by the memory of the mills that once drew their power from the swift, persistent currents of the local brooks. Even today, the air carries a faint, sharp chill that suggests the proximity of the high moors, ensuring that winter arrives here with an uncompromising, early authority.
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About This Red Lumb, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Red Lumb, 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 Red Lumb includes coordinates 53.635118, -2.238063, 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 Red Lumb is available on the Red Lumb 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.