Shaw Heath, Manchester Weather
About Shaw Heath, Manchester
Shaw Heath retains the industrious, brick-red dignity of a landscape shaped by the Victorian expansion of the North West. It lies 0.6 miles south of Stockport (from Stockport: bearing 177°T, OS grid SJ 895 891). The architecture here speaks in sober tones of slate and chimney-pots, where the low, grey light of a Manchester afternoon catches the soot-softened edges of terraced rows. Residents find a quiet reprieve from the urban press at the verdant borders of Alexandra Park, where the trees lean inward as if guarding the stillness of the grass. The heritage of the locale remains anchored in the firm, unyielding geometry of its streets, which once served the bustling workers of the nearby hatting trade. A short walk toward the west reveals the reflective, still surface of Sykes Reservoir, providing a sharp, watery contrast to the dense masonry of the neighbouring houses. Time in Shaw Heath seems to move with the steady, rhythmic persistence of a pendulum, indifferent to the rapid transformations occurring in the wider district. The character of the place is defined by this blend of domestic endurance and the persistent, cool air that drifts across the Cheshire plain.
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Live animated radar for Shaw Heath and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Shaw Heath, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shaw Heath, 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 Shaw Heath includes coordinates 53.398802, -2.15822, 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 Shaw Heath is available on the Shaw Heath 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.