Applethwaite, Cumbria Weather
About Applethwaite, Cumbria
Applethwaite holds a quiet, elevated vantage point above the valley floor, where the Cumbrian light catches the grey slate of traditional stone dwellings. It lies 1.4 miles north of Keswick (from Keswick: bearing 358°T, OS grid NY 265 257), and is situated east-south-east of Millbeck village. This collection of homes sits securely within the Lake District National Park, acting as a threshold between the cultivated fields and the rugged, unyielding slopes of the Skiddaw massif. To the south-east, the rounded silhouette of Latrigg dominates the skyline, drawing the eye toward the higher, more jagged peaks that define the horizon. The landscape here is defined by the persistent movement of water; Applethwaite Gill carves a path through the terrain nearby, its sound a constant, low-frequency presence beneath the wind. Paths trace the contours of the fellside, offering a reprieve from the bustle of the nearby market town and its busier thoroughfares. In this high, open space, the air feels thinner and sharper, stripped of the valley’s humidity. Applethwaite remains a place of deliberate stillness, where the architecture seems to have grown directly from the rock beneath it.
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About This Applethwaite, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Applethwaite, 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 Applethwaite includes coordinates 54.62128, -3.13955, 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 Applethwaite is available on the Applethwaite 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.