Winkhill, Staffordshire Weather
About Winkhill, Staffordshire
Winkhill reveals itself as a modest collection of dwellings gathered along the slopes of the Staffordshire Moorlands. It lies 5.6 miles south-east of Leek (from Leek: bearing 125°T, OS grid SK 061 513), and is situated west of Waterfall village. The landscape surrounding Winkhill carries the quiet gravity of limestone, where the earth rises in sharp, flinty ridges against the shifting grey of the sky. To the west, the presence of the Peak Wildlife Park introduces a sudden, exotic contrast to the muted greens of the surrounding pastures. Swineholes Wood and Black Heath Sssi offer a dense, ancient counterpoint to the open fields, their 46 hectares of woodland providing a sanctuary for flora that has long survived the encroachment of modernity. The air here holds a particular, bracing clarity, sharpened by the elevation and the constant movement of weather across the high ground. Winkhill maintains a grounded, functional character, rooted in the rhythms of agriculture that have defined this geography for generations. Each morning, the light catches the stone facades with a cool precision, illuminating the simple, enduring geometry of the landscape.
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About This Winkhill, Staffordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Winkhill, 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 Winkhill includes coordinates 53.059302, -1.909748, 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 Winkhill is available on the Winkhill 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.