Whalley Range, Manchester Weather
About Whalley Range, Manchester
Whalley Range reveals itself through wide, tree-lined avenues that recall the grand ambitions of its mid-nineteenth-century founders. It lies 2.1 miles east of Stretford (from Stretford: bearing 83°T, OS grid SJ 829 947). Tall Victorian villas, once built for the mercantile elite, now stand as sturdy sentinels over a diverse and shifting suburban landscape. The quality of light here often softens against the red brick facades, casting long, amber shadows across the pavement as the afternoon wanes. Residents find a verdant retreat in Alexandra Park, where the expansive grounds offer a necessary breath of air amidst the tightly knit grid of streets. Further south, the natural corridor of Houghend Clough provides a quiet, wooded contrast to the urban bustle, tracing a path where the city’s edge begins to fray into wilder green. Whalley Range maintains a distinct character, balancing the weight of its architectural heritage with a modern, cosmopolitan vitality. This blend of structured elegance and organic growth ensures that Whalley Range remains a vital, breathing part of Manchester’s southern reach.
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About This Whalley Range, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whalley Range, 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 Whalley Range includes coordinates 53.449647, -2.257727, 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 Whalley Range is available on the Whalley Range 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.