Bigrigg, Cumbria Weather
About Bigrigg, Cumbria
Bigrigg retains the quiet gravity of a place once anchored to the deep, iron-rich veins of the Cumbrian earth. It lies 1.4 miles north-north-west of Egremont (from Egremont: bearing 337°T, OS grid NY 001 127), and is situated west of Woodend village. The horizon here is defined by the sharp, geological history of the region, where the light catches the limestone scars of Clints Quarry, a site now reclaimed by the slow, green patience of nature. Heavy industry has long since retreated, leaving behind a landscape that feels both hollowed and healed, where the air holds a cool, damp clarity. To the west, the dark waters of Ivy Tarn mirror the passing clouds, offering a stillness that contrasts with the old, forgotten clamour of the mines. Bigrigg stands as a testament to the transition from subterranean toil to the pastoral calm of the present day. Fields roll toward the coast, carrying the salt-tinged breath of the Irish Sea across the low-lying ridges. Here, the passage of time is measured not by monuments, but by the subtle, seasonal shift of shadows across the weathered stone walls.
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Live animated radar for Bigrigg and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Bigrigg, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bigrigg, 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 Bigrigg includes coordinates 54.500179, -3.542602, 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 Bigrigg is available on the Bigrigg 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.