Talke Pits, Staffordshire Weather
About Talke Pits, Staffordshire
Talke Pits maintains a quiet, industrial resilience that reflects the rugged topography of northern Staffordshire. It lies 1.4 miles south-south-west of Kidsgrove (from Kidsgrove: bearing 211°T, OS grid SJ 828 524), and is situated south-south-east of Talke village. The horizon here is defined by the sharp, elevated silhouette of Coalpit Hill, which looms to the north-north-west as a silent witness to the region’s long history of mineral extraction. Below these slopes, the landscape opens toward the shimmering expanse of Bath Pool, where the water catches the pale, diffuse light characteristic of the Potteries. Talke Pits bears the imprint of its coal-mining heritage in its layout, where rows of modest brick dwellings climb the incline toward the higher ground. The air often holds a crisp, bracing quality, sharpened by the elevation and the open winds that sweep across the surrounding ridges. Residents often look toward the distant, rolling expanse of Bignall Hill, which anchors the southern edge of the view with a steady, enduring presence. Even as the modern world encroaches, Talke Pits retains a distinct, unpretentious character shaped by the firm, clay-heavy earth beneath its streets.
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About This Talke Pits, Staffordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Talke Pits, 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 Talke Pits includes coordinates 53.06934, -2.257911, 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 Talke Pits is available on the Talke Pits 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.