Townend, Staffordshire Weather
About Townend, Staffordshire
Townend commands an austere presence atop the high, windswept ridges of the Staffordshire Moorlands, where the earth meets the sky in a stark embrace. It lies 8.0 miles east-north-east of Leek (from Leek: bearing 72°T, OS grid SK 109 605), and is situated south of Sheen village. This elevated terrain falls entirely within the protected expanse of the Peak District National Park, preserving a landscape defined by limestone outcrops and the weathered remnants of ancient human industry. A solitary, grass-covered mound known as the Bowl Barrow South Of Townend marks the horizon just a short distance away, serving as a silent witness to the centuries that have drifted over these uplands. The light here possesses a particular clarity, sharpening the edges of the drystone walls that partition the fields like a weathered chessboard. Further to the north-west, the Rye Low Bowl Barrow rises from the moor as a subtle ripple in the topography, hinting at the deep, unspoken history buried beneath the peat. Townend exists in a state of quiet endurance, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and the vast, shifting clouds cast long shadows across the resilient, open ground.
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Live animated radar for Townend and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Townend, Staffordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Townend, 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 Townend includes coordinates 53.142069, -1.837757, 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 Townend is available on the Townend 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.