Great Chell, Staffordshire Weather
About Great Chell, Staffordshire
Great Chell retains a stubborn, industrious dignity, defined by the lingering echoes of the coal seams that once shaped the earth beneath its streets. It lies 2.4 miles east-south-east of Kidsgrove (from Kidsgrove: bearing 115°T, OS grid SJ 874 528), and is situated south-east of Newchapel village. The horizon here is marked by the enduring presence of Chatterley Whitfield Hill, a rise that keeps a silent watch over the red-brick terraces and the encroaching greenery of the surrounding landscape. To the east, the sprawling remains of the Chatterley Whitfield Colliery stand as a skeletal monument to the region’s subterranean life, where the stillness of the present contrasts sharply with the frantic activity of a vanished era. Great Chell finds a softer character in the nearby Monks-Neil Park, where the afternoon light catches the dew on the grass with a clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the world. The sky above often feels vast and low, pressing against the rooftops with a pale, northern luminosity that turns the slate tiles a deep, moody indigo. Here, the hum of modern life is punctuated by the occasional rustle of wind through the trees, a reminder that the wilder geography of Staffordshire is never truly absent. In this space, the past and the present do not collide, but rather exist in a quiet, parallel tension that defines the unique spirit of the ground.
Flight conditions near Great Chell. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Great Chell and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Great Chell, Staffordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Chell, 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 Great Chell includes coordinates 53.072392, -2.188243, 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 Great Chell is available on the Great Chell 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.