Broad Meadow, Staffordshire Weather
About Broad Meadow, Staffordshire
Broad Meadow occupies a quiet stretch of Staffordshire terrain where the industrial legacy of the Midlands yields to the persistent reclamation of the earth. It lies 1.8 miles north-north-west of Newcastle-under-Lyme (from Newcastle-under-Lyme: bearing 337°T, OS grid SJ 836 487), and is situated east-south-east of Wood Lane village. Broad Meadow sits firmly within the expansive boundaries of the Apedale Community Country Park, a site that has transformed from a landscape of coal seams and ironworks into a sprawling sanctuary of open grass and reclaimed woodland. To the north-north-west, the green threshold of Chesterton Memorial Park offers a deliberate stillness, providing a stark, manicured contrast to the wilder, rugged character of the surrounding former mining district. The low-slung, golden quality of the afternoon light often catches the contours of the land here, revealing the subtle depressions and rises that hint at the heavy machinery once buried beneath the topsoil. Paths meander through the periphery of these hills, marking the transition from the remnants of heavy industry to the quiet, unpretentious growth of local flora. One observes how the horizon remains wide and unencumbered, allowing the wind to sweep across the open ground with an insistent, cooling pressure that feels ancient. This specific geography defines Broad Meadow, grounding its identity in a rugged, honest soil that refuses to be entirely smoothed over by suburban expansion.
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About This Broad Meadow, Staffordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Broad Meadow, Staffordshire, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Broad Meadow includes coordinates 53.035459, -2.245421, in the county of Staffordshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Broad Meadow is available on the Broad Meadow map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Staffordshire 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.