The Cliff, Manchester Weather
About The Cliff, Manchester
The Cliff rises above the Irwell’s winding course, a place where the suburban quietude of Salford meets the sudden, steep drop toward the riverbed. It lies 2.0 miles north-north-west of Manchester (from Manchester: bearing 336°T, OS grid SD 825 009). High ground here catches the low, pale light of the North West, casting long shadows across residential streets that once looked out over the heavy industry of the valley. To the west, the expansive Castle Irwell Flood Basin acts as a green lung for the basin, reclaiming land where racegoers once gathered in their thousands. The Cliff retains a certain elevated dignity, standing apart from the hum of the city centre while keeping the distant, grey spires of Manchester in clear sight. A short walk northward leads into the verdant folds of Kersal Vale, where the air grows cooler and the sharp edges of the urban sprawl soften into damp, mossy woodland. Residents here navigate a landscape shaped by the river’s ancient, restless path, a geography that dictates the slow climb of the roads and the sudden openness of the horizon. History lingers in the local stone and the particular, persistent breeze that sweeps up from the water, reminding those who live on The Cliff that they inhabit a transition between the grit of the past and the quietude of the present.
Flight conditions near The Cliff. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for The Cliff and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This The Cliff, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for The Cliff, 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 The Cliff includes coordinates 53.504686, -2.264725, 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 The Cliff is available on the The Cliff 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.