Windy Harbour, Staffordshire Weather
About Windy Harbour, Staffordshire
Windy Harbour commands a high, exposed ridge where the air tastes of sharp heather and the expansive gritstone horizons of the Staffordshire Moorlands. It lies 4.7 miles north-east of Cheadle (from Cheadle: bearing 43°T, OS grid SK 062 486), and is situated north-west of Hoften's Cross village. The light here possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the pale, weathered stone of dry-wall boundaries that carve the fields into irregular, ancient geometry. To the north-west, the forty-six hectares of Swineholes Wood and Black Heath SSSI offer a tangled, rhythmic contrast to the open pastures, harbouring secrets beneath their canopy of gnarled timber. A mile to the east, the limestone outcrops of Caldon Low SSSI rise like the bleached bones of the earth, reminding the observer of the heavy industrial hand that once shaped these hills. Windy Harbour remains a place of quiet endurance, where the wind sings through the wire fences with a low, persistent hum. The proximity to such geological depth lends a gravity to the surroundings, grounding the hamlet in a landscape that feels older than the maps themselves. Life here follows the slow, seasonal pulse of the high plateau, far removed from the clamour of the lowlands.
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About This Windy Harbour, Staffordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Windy Harbour, 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 Windy Harbour includes coordinates 53.034779, -1.907979, 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 Windy Harbour is available on the Windy Harbour 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.