Harriseahead, Staffordshire Weather
About Harriseahead, Staffordshire
Harriseahead commands a rugged prominence where the Staffordshire landscape begins to sharpen into the grit and grandeur of the Pennine foothills. It lies 1.5 miles north-east of Kidsgrove (from Kidsgrove: bearing 56°T, OS grid SJ 860 557), and is situated north of Newchapel village. The horizon here is dominated by the silhouette of Mow Cop Castle, whose weathered stone ruins watch over the rooftops like a spectral sentinel from a bygone age. Below this crag, the earth holds the memory of coal seams that once defined the labour and ambition of the local folk. Light catches the high, sloping streets of Harriseahead during the late afternoon, casting long shadows that seem to stretch back toward the industrial ghosts of the valley. A short walk toward the north reveals the imposing mass of Mow Cop, a hill that rises abruptly to break the monotony of the rolling fields. These slopes offer a vantage point where the wind carries the scent of rain and wild grasses across the open expanse. The enduring character of Harriseahead rests in this stark juxtaposition, where the remnants of heavy industry meet the persistent, quiet beauty of the high moorland air.
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About This Harriseahead, Staffordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Harriseahead, 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 Harriseahead includes coordinates 53.099188, -2.209836, 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 Harriseahead is available on the Harriseahead 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.