Rough Knarr, Manchester Weather
About Rough Knarr, Manchester
Rough Knarr reveals itself as a rugged collection of stone dwellings perched upon the high, exposed shoulders of the Oldham district. It lies 2.3 miles north-east of Lees (from Lees: bearing 49°T, OS grid SD 981 070), and is situated north-north-west of Wall Hill village. Above the hamlet, the slopes of Knott Hill catch the first pale light of dawn, casting long, thin shadows across the gritstone walls that define the local architecture. To the south-south-west, the deep, verdant crease of Thurston Clough offers a sheltered contrast to the windswept ridges that dominate the horizon. Rough Knarr maintains a quiet, stoic character, shaped by centuries of agricultural labour and the slow, persistent weathering of its Pennine foundations. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity, untroubled by the hum of the distant urban sprawl below. Each heavy stone threshold and weathered gatepost speaks of a life lived in direct conversation with the shifting sky. Rough Knarr endures as a solitary outpost where the horizon feels vast, open, and entirely indifferent to the progress of the world beyond its rocky perimeter.
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About This Rough Knarr, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rough Knarr, 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 Rough Knarr includes coordinates 53.559868, -2.029988, 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 Rough Knarr is available on the Rough Knarr 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.