Bardsea, Cumbria Weather
About Bardsea, Cumbria
Bardsea commands a salt-edged view across the shifting currents of Morecambe Bay, where the horizon dissolves into a pale, bruised light. It lies 2.3 miles south-south-east of Ulverston (from Ulverston: bearing 160°T, OS grid SD 300 747), and is situated north-north-east of Baycliff village. Limestone outcrops define the terrain, rising in quiet defiance above the tide-washed expanse of Wadhead Scar. A short walk inland, the Concentric Stone Circle on Birkrigg Common anchors the landscape to a deeper, older silence that predates the tidy gardens of the present day. Bardsea retains a maritime composure, its stone walls weathering under the persistent, damp breath of the Irish Sea. The land rises toward the high, windswept ridge of Appleby Hill, where the air grows thin and the gorse thrives in the absence of shelter. Here, the geography dictates a life lived in constant dialogue with the elements, far from the frantic pulse of industrial centres. This coastal edge remains a place of singular clarity, where the grey water meets the grass in a sharp, unyielding line.
Flight conditions near Bardsea. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Bardsea and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Bardsea, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bardsea, 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 Bardsea includes coordinates 54.163563, -3.072499, 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 Bardsea is available on the Bardsea 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.