Sharston, Manchester Weather
About Sharston, Manchester
Sharston stretches across the southern expanse of Manchester, defined by a pragmatic industrial heritage that has slowly yielded to modern commerce. It lies 0.9 miles west of Gatley (from Gatley: bearing 268°T, OS grid SJ 830 884). The landscape here retains a low, flat horizon where the pale northern light catches the glass of warehouses and the passing traffic of the M56. To the west, the verdant basin of Baguley Bottoms offers a quiet respite, its damp earth and tangled hedgerows providing a dark, natural contrast to the grey tarmac of the nearby logistics hubs. Residents often seek the open, grassy expanses of Hollyhedge Park, where the wind carries a faint, sharp scent of distant rain across the playing fields. Sharston preserves a utilitarian character, shaped by the steady expansion of the city and the relentless, rhythmic pulse of transport arteries. The architecture remains largely functional, yet the evening sky often bruises into a deep, violet hue that softens the sharp angles of the local factories. This district holds its own quiet gravity, anchored by a history of labour that continues to influence the ebb and flow of its daily life.
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About This Sharston, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sharston, 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 Sharston includes coordinates 53.392384, -2.256448, 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 Sharston is available on the Sharston 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.