Downall Green traces a quiet geometry across the landscape of Merseyside, defined by the steady pulse of its suburban streets. It lies 1.4 miles west-north-west of Ashton-in-Makerfield (from Ashton-in-Makerfield: bearing 299°T, OS grid SD 557 003), and is situated east-north-east of Simm's Lane End village. Low, unassuming houses hold the afternoon light, their brickwork softened by the passage of decades and the persistent, damp breath of the North West. To the southeast, the gentle topography of the Doorstep Greens offers a modest respite where the earth rises to meet the sky in a simple, open curve. Nearby, the water of Down Brook carves a patient, winding path through the soil, murmuring against the stones as it has done long before the suburban grid took hold. The air here carries a faint, metallic memory of the industrial grit that once powered the surrounding region, though today the rhythm is dictated by the quiet passage of commuters. Beyond the gardens, the land slopes toward the valley of The Clough, where the shadow of the trees stretches long and thin across the grass. Downall Green persists as a place of functional order, where the horizon remains wide and the clouds move with a deliberate, heavy grace.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Downall Green, Merseyside, 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. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. 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 Downall Green includes coordinates 53.498266, -2.668234, in the county of Merseyside, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Downall Green is available on the Downall Green map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Merseyside 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.