Cark, Cumbria Weather
About Cark, Cumbria
Cark holds the quiet gravity of a place where the limestone bedrock meets the shifting, salt-edged tides of the Cumbrian coast. It lies 2.9 miles west-south-west of Grange-over-Sands (from Grange-over-Sands: bearing 252°T, OS grid SD 362 765), and is situated north-north-west of Flookburgh village. The low, rising ground of Peter Hill stands only a short distance away, casting a long shadow that seems to anchor the surrounding fields against the wide, grey expanse of the sky. To the west, the salt-grasses of Sand Gate Marsh ripple under the prevailing wind, their dampened colours changing with every shift in the coastal light. A short walk toward the northwest brings one to the expansive, wooded grounds of Holker Hall, where the heavy scent of damp earth and ancient timber lingers in the air. Cark maintains a steady, industrious character, shaped by the railway lines that cut through the landscape and the lingering memory of local mills that once drew power from the water. The architecture here is modest and functional, built from stone that has weathered the persistent dampness of the northern air until it matches the muted tones of the nearby estuary. Even in the stillness of a winter afternoon, the presence of the sea remains palpable, carrying the sharp, clean scent of brine into the heart of the houses.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Cark, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cark, 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 Cark includes coordinates 54.180722, -2.97848, 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 Cark is available on the Cark 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.