Woodford maintains a quiet dignity where the Cheshire plains soften into the rolling foothills of the Pennines. It lies 1.5 miles south of Bramhall (from Bramhall: bearing 183°T, OS grid SJ 891 828), and is situated east-north-east of Dean Row village. The landscape bears the indelible marks of aeronautical ambition, most notably where the silhouette of the Avro Vulcan stands as a silent sentinel over the airfield’s former runways. Beneath the wide, pale skies of the North West, the low-slung horizon gives the light a particular clarity, turning the surrounding fields into a tapestry of muted greens and browns. Woodford preserves a historical resonance through its proximity to the storied grounds of Adlington Hall, where ancient timber and stone have weathered centuries of changing seasons. The air here carries a crisp, open quality, unburdened by the density of the nearby urban sprawl. Walking the lanes, one observes how the verdant sprawl of the nearby Carr Wood Park provides a cooling, shadowed contrast to the exposed, windswept patches of the old industrial flight lines. Woodford remains a place where the grandeur of mid-century engineering meets the enduring, slow-paced patience of the rural countryside.
Flight conditions near Woodford. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Woodford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Woodford, 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 Woodford includes coordinates 53.342013, -2.164212, 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 Woodford is available on the Woodford 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.