Cartmel Fell, Cumbria Weather
About Cartmel Fell, Cumbria
Ancient stone walls map the rugged, moss-speckled contours of Cartmel Fell, where the land rises to meet a sky that often holds the bruised purple of an impending Lakeland storm. It lies 5.5 miles south of Bowness-on-Windermere (from Bowness-on-Windermere: bearing 169°T, OS grid SD 418 882), and is situated south-south-west of Crosthwaite village. Cartmel Fell rests entirely within the Lake District National Park, inheriting a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of limestone and the sudden, silver glint of water. To the west, the namesake Cartmel Fell climbs sharply above the surrounding bracken, offering a vantage point where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant salt. Shanty Beck meanders close by, its waters cutting a thin, bright ribbon through the crags with a cold, rhythmic clarity. The solitary architecture of the local church stands as a testament to the endurance of those who first cleared these high, unforgiving slopes. Here, the light possesses a peculiar, thin quality that turns the late afternoon shadows into deep pools of ink against the grey gritstone. One finds in Cartmel Fell a stark, unadorned composure that persists long after the tourists have retreated toward the busier waters of the north.
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About This Cartmel Fell, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cartmel Fell, 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 Cartmel Fell includes coordinates 54.286304, -2.894696, 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 Cartmel Fell is available on the Cartmel Fell 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.