Townfield, Manchester Weather
About Townfield, Manchester
Townfield marks a steady, elevated rise above the industrial sprawl of the Greater Manchester periphery. It lies 0.8 miles east of Oldham (from Oldham: bearing 89°T, OS grid SD 936 050). The landscape here retains the stubborn, angular character of the Pennine foothills, where the grey stone of Victorian terraces mirrors the overcast sky. Residents find a quiet reprieve in the expansive greenery of Alexandra Park, which spills into the locality and softens the harsh edges of the surrounding brickwork. Towards the east, the quietude of Greenacres Cemetery provides a contrast to the hum of the nearby transit routes, its ten hectares offering a sanctuary of ancient trees and weathered monuments. The air in Townfield often carries a sharp, metallic clarity, a vestige of the region’s long association with textile production and engineering. Sunlight catches the slate roofs in the late afternoon, casting long, melancholic shadows across the pavement. This place remains a functional, enduring fragment of the North West, defined by the persistence of its people against the changing tides of local industry.
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Live animated radar for Townfield and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Townfield, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Townfield, 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 Townfield includes coordinates 53.542278, -2.09684, 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 Townfield is available on the Townfield 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.