Bolton, West Yorkshire Weather
About Bolton, West Yorkshire
Bolton rises as a distinct suburban extension of the West Yorkshire landscape, where the grit of northern industry softens into residential rows. It lies 1.7 miles north-north-east of Bradford (from Bradford: bearing 13°T, OS grid SE 168 354). The earth here climbs steadily toward the slopes of Old Hill, where the wind carries a sharper, clearer edge than it does in the sheltered streets below. Residents look out over a terrain marked by the sturdy, soot-touched sandstone that defines so much of the district’s character. A short distance away, the formal greenery of Peel Park offers a deliberate contrast to the rugged, unmanicured rises that frame the horizon. Bolton retains a quiet gravity, its pathways connecting the domestic hearths of its people to the broader, rolling hills of the north. The light in Bolton often catches the sharp angles of the rooftops, casting long, melancholic shadows that stretch toward the valley floor as evening arrives. This proximity to both urban density and the open, exposed ridges gives the place a tension between the man-made and the wild.
Flight conditions near Bolton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Bolton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Bolton, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bolton, West Yorkshire, 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. Air quality data includes PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the UK Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI 1-10) as used by DEFRA and the Met Office. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Bolton includes coordinates 53.815161, -1.745276, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Bolton is available on the Bolton map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the West Yorkshire 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.