Hazles Cross emerges from the undulating Staffordshire landscape as a quiet intersection of rural paths where the air carries a distinct, sharp clarity. It lies 2.9 miles north of Cheadle (from Cheadle: bearing 355°T, OS grid SK 006 476), and is situated north-north-west of Kingsley village. The terrain here rises to meet the open sky, marked by the steady, rhythmic persistence of the nearby Churnet Valley Sssi, which sustains a vast, protected ecological corridor. Sunlight often catches the damp, verdant slopes of Consall Wood, where the dense canopy softens the edges of the horizon. Hazles Cross maintains a modest, unassuming presence, defined more by the passage of light over its fields than by grand monuments or bustling thoroughfares. A short distance away, the Caldon Canal traces a silver vein through the earth, reflecting the sombre hues of the surrounding moorland. This place remains anchored in its agricultural roots, favouring the slow, deliberate work of the seasons over the haste of modern commerce. Each lane winding through Hazles Cross offers a perspective of shifting greens and browns, where the land itself seems to breathe in the quietude of the West Midlands.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hazles Cross, 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 Hazles Cross includes coordinates 53.026391, -1.991744, 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 Hazles Cross is available on the Hazles Cross 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.