Hunt's Cross anchors the southern edge of Liverpool, where the urban sprawl softens into the quiet, rhythmic reach of the Merseyside landscape. It lies 5.0 miles west of Widnes (from Widnes: bearing 268°T, OS grid SJ 431 850), and is situated north-west of Hale village. Low, pale light often drifts across the local fields, catching the edges of the nearby Halewood Doorstep Green where the grass holds a persistent, cool dampness throughout the autumn months. The geography here is marked by a subtle, flat persistence, providing a steady stage for the commuters who pass through the station each morning. A short walk toward the north-west reveals the rising incline of Camp Hill, offering a sudden vantage point that lifts the eye above the domestic rooftops and toward the distant, hazy horizon. The character of Hunt's Cross is defined by this blend of transit and transition, where the heavy pulse of the railway lines meets the stillness of the surrounding green belts. Residents often find a peculiar solace in the proximity of Allerton Cemetery, where the sprawling, thirty-seven-hectare grounds provide a dense, silent canopy of mature trees that seem to absorb the restless energy of the outer suburbs. Hunt's Cross maintains a quiet independence, holding its own against the encroaching city with a grounded, unassuming presence.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hunt's Cross, 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 Hunt's Cross includes coordinates 53.359531, -2.856018, 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 Hunt's Cross is available on the Hunt's Cross 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.