Side of the Moor, Manchester Weather
About Side of the Moor, Manchester
Side of the Moor rises above the industrial hum of the Lancashire lowlands as a quiet sentinel of the northern suburban fringe. It lies 2.8 miles north-east of Bolton (from Bolton: bearing 38°T, OS grid SD 743 126), and is situated south-west of Affetside village. Morning light often catches the silver ribbon of Riding Gate Brook as it carves a path through the verdant hollows just west of the houses. The terrain here holds a rugged resilience, feeling closer to the wilder Pennine reaches than the paved density of the nearby city. To the east, the slopes of High Barn lift the horizon, offering a stark silhouette against the shifting grey clouds of the North West. Residents of Side of the Moor look out toward these elevations, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant heather. The geography dictates a slower pace, where the sprawl of modern life yields to the ancient, stubborn curvature of the hills. Every stone wall and lane suggests a past defined by the hard, honest labour of the moorland edge.
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About This Side of the Moor, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Side of the Moor, 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 Side of the Moor includes coordinates 53.60968, -2.389424, 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 Side of the Moor is available on the Side of the Moor 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.