Wood Brook, Manchester Weather
About Wood Brook, Manchester
Wood Brook emerges from the northern slopes of the Oldham district as a quiet threshold between the dense industrial heritage of Manchester and the rising, windswept Pennine foothills. It lies 0.8 miles north-east of Lees (from Lees: bearing 55°T, OS grid SD 963 053), and is situated south-south-west of Scouthead village. The terrain here holds a persistent stillness, defined by the sharp, abrupt rise of Stone Breaks Hill which looms just to the south-south-east, casting long, lean shadows across the tarmac as the afternoon light wanes. Below these slopes, the landscape drains into the nearby network of valleys and reservoirs, where the water often takes on the colour of cold slate. Wood Brook occupies a position where the urban sprawl of the North West begins to thin, yielding to the harder, more exposed character of the high moors. To the north-north-west, the presence of Lower Strinesdale Reservoir provides a vast, reflecting plane that draws the sky down to meet the earth. This geography encourages a distinct climate, where the wind carries the damp, metallic sharpness of the high country into the gardens and lanes. Even in the height of summer, the air retains a bracing quality that suggests the proximity of the rugged, uncultivated ridges beyond.
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About This Wood Brook, Manchester Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wood Brook, 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 Wood Brook includes coordinates 53.544497, -2.056915, 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 Wood Brook is available on the Wood Brook 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.