Blackford, Cumbria Weather
About Blackford, Cumbria
Blackford holds a quiet authority over the flat, sprawling fields of northern Cumbria, where the horizon feels wide and unencumbered. It lies 4.0 miles south-south-east of Longtown (from Longtown: bearing 163°T, OS grid NY 397 624), and is situated south-south-east of Westlinton village. The landscape around Blackford remains defined by its agricultural heritage, with hedgerows tracing the edges of pastures that drink deep of the persistent rain. To the west, the subtle rise of White Hill breaks the monotony of the plain, offering a vantage point where the light catches the silver threads of water winding through the lowlands. Nearby, the gentle currents of Rockcliffe Beck carve through the earth, marking a slow, rhythmic passage that has persisted for generations. The soil here is heavy and dark, supporting a patchwork of farms that operate under the vast, shifting skies of the Borderlands. One might observe how the wind carries the scent of damp earth and coming weather across the open expanse, grounding the spirit in the simple reality of the land. Blackford remains a place where the seasons dictate the pace of life, far from the clamour of busier routes.
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Live animated radar for Blackford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Blackford, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blackford, 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 Blackford includes coordinates 54.952924, -2.941848, 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 Blackford is available on the Blackford 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.