Blencarn, Cumbria Weather
About Blencarn, Cumbria
Blencarn remains a quiet anchor of the Cumbrian landscape, defined by its intimate proximity to the Pennine escarpment. It lies 7.3 miles north-north-west of Appleby-in-Westmorland (from Appleby-in-Westmorland: bearing 337°T, OS grid NY 637 312), and is situated east-south-east of Skirwith village. The Green serves as the central heart of Blencarn, a simple expanse of grass that catches the low, slanted light of late afternoon with remarkable clarity. To the east, the dark, reflective surface of Blencarn Lake holds the sky in a mirror of slate and silver, undisturbed by the passage of the seasons. The terrain rises sharply toward the summit of Black Hill, where the air thins and the horizon opens into a wide, unblinking expanse of moorland. Below these heights, the waters of Ran Beck carve a narrow, persistent path through the earth, marking the land with the patient persistence of a clock. Blencarn thrives in this dialogue between the rugged, ancient stone of the hills and the modest, enduring utility of the fields. Every fence line and stone wall here seems to know its place, resisting the wind that habitually sweeps down from the high fells.
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About This Blencarn, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blencarn, 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 Blencarn includes coordinates 54.675433, -2.563785, 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 Blencarn is available on the Blencarn 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.