Scholes, Manchester Weather
About Scholes, Manchester
Scholes maintains a rugged, resilient character that reflects the industrious spirit of its Lancashire roots. It lies 0.4 miles east of Wigan (from Wigan: bearing 83°T, OS grid SD 590 056). Low-slung brick terraces define the horizon, catching the pale, diffuse light of the North West as it drifts over the rooftops. A short walk toward the water reveals Whalley’s Basin, where the stillness of the reservoir mirrors the shifting clouds in a quiet, ink-dark expanse. Nearby, the Golden Balls sculpture catches the eye with its curious geometry, punctuating the landscape with a modern, metallic glint. The air here holds the faint, lingering memory of coal and iron, a weight that has long since softened into the steady hum of modern suburban life. Scholes remains a place of pragmatic beauty, where the grey slate and red brick anchor the earth firmly against the wide, restless sky.
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About This Scholes, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Scholes, 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 Scholes includes coordinates 53.546312, -2.619429, 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 Scholes is available on the Scholes 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.