Sharples, Manchester Weather
About Sharples, Manchester
Sharples rises as a steady incline of brick and slate, climbing away from the industrial heart of the valley toward the open, wind-swept moors of the West Pennines. It lies 1.7 miles north of Bolton (from Bolton: bearing 349°T, OS grid SD 710 117), and is situated south-south-east of Horrocks Fold village. The afternoon light here has a sharp, northern clarity, catching the grey stone of Victorian terraces as they hold their ground against the persistent breeze. To the west, the expansive grounds of Smithills Hall offer a quiet sanctuary of ancient timber and heavy, centuries-old masonry that anchors the landscape in a long-forgotten silence. Below these heights, the Astley Brook carves a persistent, rhythmic path through the earth, its cool waters reflecting the changing moods of a pale, expansive sky. Sharples retains a sturdy, unpretentious character, where the hum of modern life is softened by the proximity of wilder, unmanicured slopes. On the eastern edge, the gentle descent into Mason Clough creates a hidden corridor of green, offering a sudden stillness that feels worlds apart from the nearby thoroughfares. It is a place defined by this tension between the domestic order of its streets and the encroaching, restless spirit of the hills.
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About This Sharples, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sharples, 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 Sharples includes coordinates 53.601204, -2.438805, 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 Sharples is available on the Sharples 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.