Upper Cotton, Staffordshire Weather
About Upper Cotton, Staffordshire
Upper Cotton holds a quiet authority over the high, broken ridges of the Staffordshire Moorlands, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant heather. It lies 4.0 miles north-east of Cheadle (from Cheadle: bearing 42°T, OS grid SK 053 478), and is situated east-north-east of Whiston village. Pale, thin light often spills across the limestone outcrops, illuminating the rugged slopes that descend toward the deep, shadowed greenery of Cotton Dell. This landscape remains defined by its lean, agricultural resilience, eschewing the softness of the lowlands for a sharper, more solitary character. Beyond the immediate fields, the expansive Swineholes Wood And Black Heath Sssi marks the horizon with a dense, dark crown of trees that shifts in colour with the passing seasons. The stone walls marking the boundaries of Upper Cotton are built from the local gritstone, weathered into a grey that matches the heavy, unpredictable skies of the district. Life here moves in accordance with the slow rotation of the seasons, far removed from the clamour of larger manufacturing hubs. Every lane approaching the hamlet reveals a vista of rolling, unadorned terrain that demands a steady pace from those who travel through it.
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About This Upper Cotton, Staffordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Cotton, 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 Upper Cotton includes coordinates 53.028289, -1.921204, 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 Upper Cotton is available on the Upper Cotton 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.