Aldingham, Cumbria Weather
About Aldingham, Cumbria
Salt-crusted winds carry the rhythmic pulse of the Irish Sea across the low-lying fields of Aldingham. It lies 3.9 miles east-south-east of Dalton-in-Furness (from Dalton-in-Furness: bearing 117°T, OS grid SD 283 710), and is situated south-south-west of Baycliff village. The horizon here is vast and indifferent, dominated by the expansive intertidal flats of Aldingham Scar where the water retreats to reveal a shimmering, desolate expanse of silt and stone. Centuries of coastal erosion have claimed much of the original shoreline, leaving the medieval St Cuthbert’s Church to stand as a solitary sentinel against the encroaching tide. To the south, the submerged ridges of Elbow Scar emerge during low water, creating a jagged silhouette that divides the sky from the grey, brine-slicked earth. Farmers continue to work the heavy soil in the shadow of historical lime kilns, their presence a quiet reminder of an era when the burning of limestone fueled local industry. Sunlight often catches the mica in the shore-pebbles, casting a fleeting, metallic brilliance across the path that winds toward the sea. Aldingham retains a singular, austere beauty, defined by the relentless meeting of the North West coast and the changing light of the shifting tides.
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Live animated radar for Aldingham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Aldingham, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Aldingham, Cumbria, 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. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Aldingham includes coordinates 54.130297, -3.098635, in the county of Cumbria, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Aldingham is available on the Aldingham map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Cumbria 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.