Foxt retains a rugged, weathered character defined by the stark limestone outcrops and high-altitude pastures of the Staffordshire Moorlands. It lies 3.7 miles north-north-east of Cheadle (from Cheadle: bearing 24°T, OS grid SK 034 484), and is situated north-north-west of Whiston village. A quiet stillness hangs over the stone-walled enclosures, where the pale, thin light of the north reflects against the grey gritstone of local farmhouses. To the south-west, the trickling progress of Blackbank Brook carves a path through the earth, marking the transition from the manicured fields to the wilder, unyielding terrain beyond. Further north, the mysterious silhouette of The Hopestone stands as a solitary sentinel, catching the wind that sweeps unimpeded across the high plateau. The architecture of Foxt speaks of a long, pragmatic relationship with the land, where heavy masonry provides a bulwark against the persistent, biting damp of the upland climate. Every road leading into Foxt seems to climb, forcing a deliberate, measured pace upon those who traverse its narrow, winding lanes. The local horizon remains dominated by the vast, open sky, which shifts its moods with a frequency that renders the surrounding hills both formidable and strangely luminous.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Foxt, 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 Foxt includes coordinates 53.033662, -1.94975, 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 Foxt is available on the Foxt 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.