Salford, West Yorkshire Weather
About Salford, West Yorkshire
Salford occupies a distinct position within the Kirklees district, where the industrial legacy of West Yorkshire meets the persistent rise of the Pennine foothills. It lies 1.0 miles south-south-west of Huddersfield (from Huddersfield: bearing 210°T, OS grid SE 137 150). The landscape here holds a certain grey-stoned gravity, shaped by the heavy hand of Victorian engineering and the relentless flow of water through the valley. Only a short walk away, the Mill Pond catches the muted light of overcast afternoons, its surface often undisturbed by the bustle of the nearby urban centre. The River Holme traces a path through the lower ground, carving a cool, damp corridor that defines the western edge of the local terrain. Salford maintains a character defined by these remnants of brick and water, where the soot-stained masonry of older structures reflects a time when mills dictated the rhythm of daily life. Even now, the air carries a faint, sharp clarity that suggests the proximity of open moorland beyond the fringes of the built environment. As the seasons shift, the quality of light upon the stone facades changes, lending a transient warmth to the utilitarian architecture of Salford.
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Live animated radar for Salford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Salford, West Yorkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salford, 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 Salford includes coordinates 53.632113, -1.793877, 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 Salford is available on the Salford 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.