Hoften's Cross, Staffordshire Weather
About Hoften's Cross, Staffordshire
Hoften's Cross emerges from the high, bracing limestone plateau of the Staffordshire Moorlands, where the wind carries the sharp, clean scent of crushed gritstone and exposed earth. It lies 4.8 miles north-east of Cheadle (from Cheadle: bearing 53°T, OS grid SK 072 477), and is situated south-south-west of Cauldon village. The light here possesses a distinct, pale clarity that reveals the subtle contours of the surrounding ridges, casting long shadows over the ancient, humped earth of the nearby Ribden Low Bowl Barrow. Hoften's Cross remains a place of sparse horizons, where the sky feels vast and watchful against the low-slung stone walls that divide the grazing pastures. To the east, the rugged limestone outcrops of the Rue Hill SSSI offer a stark, botanical richness that contrasts with the quiet, utilitarian austerity of the local farmsteads. The land holds a heavy silence, broken only by the rhythmic clatter of distant machinery or the sudden, sharp call of a lapwing circling the moor. Hoften's Cross exists as a modest punctuation mark on the map, defined by its elevation and the enduring, weathered grit of its geography.
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About This Hoften's Cross, Staffordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hoften's 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 Hoften's Cross includes coordinates 53.027404, -1.893085, 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 Hoften's Cross is available on the Hoften's 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.