Shaws, Manchester Weather
About Shaws, Manchester
Shaws emerges from the rugged Pennine landscape as a cluster of habitations defined by the sharp, clean air of the Oldham district. It lies 2.6 miles north-east of Mossley (from Mossley: bearing 45°T, OS grid SE 000 053), and is situated south-east of Uppermill village. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, muscular grace, where the slopes catch the pale northern light and hold it against the grey stone of local dwellings. To the north-north-west, the waters of White Brook carve a quiet path through the earth, their movement providing a persistent, low-frequency pulse to the surrounding fields. Shaws maintains a character shaped by the nearby industrial legacy, where the grit of the past has long since softened into the quietude of the present. A short walk toward the west reveals the Ammon Wrigley Statue, a solitary bronze figure that watches over the transition between the high moors and the valley floor. The horizon is dominated by the looming presence of Yarns Hill, which stands as a silent sentinel over the agricultural history of the region. Every lane in Shaws seems to hold a memory of the labour that once drove these hills, yet today the atmosphere remains one of profound, wind-swept composure.
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About This Shaws, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shaws, 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 Shaws includes coordinates 53.545023, -2.001259, 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 Shaws is available on the Shaws 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.