Tonge Fold, Manchester Weather
About Tonge Fold, Manchester
Tonge Fold occupies a distinct rise in the landscape of the North West, where the stone hearths of Victorian industry meet the quiet persistence of the Lancashire slope. It lies 1.2 miles east of Bolton (from Bolton: bearing 83°T, OS grid SD 735 093). The light here catches the grey slate of terraced rows that follow the contours of the rising ground, lending a sharp, honest clarity to the architecture. To the south, the sprawling green expanse of Leverhulme Park offers a necessary breath of open air, its playing fields providing a wide, flat counterpoint to the dense urban brickwork. A short distance to the southeast, the verdant basin of Oaken Bottom draws the eye downwards, where the earth drops away into a sheltered, moss-flecked hollow. Tonge Fold retains a rugged character born of the textile mills and coal seams that once defined the rhythm of the local working day. The passage of the River Tonge nearby continues to carve its way through the geology, a reminder of the water power that first drew trade to these banks. Residents move through streets that feel both weathered and enduring, maintaining a steady, unpretentious pace that ignores the frantic sprawl of the wider region.
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About This Tonge Fold, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tonge 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 Tonge Fold includes coordinates 53.579879, -2.401641, 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 Tonge Fold is available on the Tonge 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.