Biggar, Cumbria Weather
About Biggar, Cumbria
Biggar remains a quiet maritime outpost, defined by the firm edge of the Irish Sea and the salt-bitten resilience of its architecture. It lies 1.9 miles south-south-west of Barrow-in-Furness (from Barrow-in-Furness: bearing 192°T, OS grid SD 191 660). Low-slung cottages face the horizon, their stonework weathered by the persistent winds that roll off the water toward the nearby slopes of Middle Hill. To the east, the damp, shifting silts of Sandy Nook provide a sanctuary for wading birds, marking a transition between the firm ground of the interior and the tidal instability of the coast. The geography here is defined by a sense of exposure, where the sky feels vast and pressing against the low, pragmatic rooflines of the houses. Life in Biggar moves in accordance with the tides, which pull the light across the landscape in long, dramatic stretches during the late afternoon. Despite its proximity to the industrial history of the Furness peninsula, the surroundings retain a stark, elemental character that resists the encroachment of modern bustle. Residents look out across the shifting sands, finding a rhythmic comfort in the constant, churning motion of the waves against the shore.
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Live animated radar for Biggar and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Biggar, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Biggar, 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 Biggar includes coordinates 54.084063, -3.237365, 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 Biggar is available on the Biggar 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.