Thornham Fold, Manchester Weather
About Thornham Fold, Manchester
Thornham Fold emerges from the rugged northern landscape as a quiet collection of stone dwellings that have long held their ground against the persistent grey rains of the Rochdale district. It lies 1.6 miles west-north-west of Royton (from Royton: bearing 303°T, OS grid SD 898 090), and is situated east-south-east of Trub village. The light here often catches the grit-stone masonry, turning the dull facades into a muted, pale gold that momentarily softens the industrial severity of the North West. To the south-east, the elevation of Tandle Hill rises like a dark, watchful sentry over the lower pastures, shaping the horizon with its heavy, melancholic curve. Thornham Fold occupies a portion of the Rochdale Canal SSSI, where the water channels carry a stillness that mirrors the surrounding, unyielding terrain. The local architecture speaks of a time when the labour of the loom dictated the daily pulse of life, leaving behind sturdy foundations that refuse to surrender to the encroaching modern sprawl. Even in the dampest afternoons, there is a singular, honest clarity to the air that suggests a place defined more by its endurance than by any singular grand event.
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About This Thornham Fold, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Thornham Fold, 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 Thornham Fold includes coordinates 53.578305, -2.155311, 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 Thornham Fold is available on the Thornham Fold 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.