Croasdale commands a stark, solitary presence amidst the rugged elevations of western Cumbria. It lies 4.9 miles east-north-east of Cleator Moor (from Cleator Moor: bearing 71°T, OS grid NY 093 174), and is situated east-south-east of Kirkland village. The landscape surrounding Croasdale is defined by the restless, rushing waters of Croasdale Beck, which carve a thin, silvery vein through the lower reaches of the terrain. To the north, the imposing slopes of Murton Fell rise like a dark, geological rampart against the shifting clouds. The air here holds a peculiar clarity, allowing the light to sharpen the edges of the bracken and stone even under a heavy, grey sky. Beyond the immediate pastures, the expanse of the Ennerdale SSSI stretches out, encompassing a vast, untamed wilderness of high crags and sheltered gills. Croasdale remains a place where the silence is seldom broken, save for the persistent, low-frequency song of wind moving over the heather. Each farmhouse within Croasdale serves as a quiet witness to the enduring, austere character of this high-altitude valley.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Croasdale, 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 Croasdale includes coordinates 54.544447, -3.402155, 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 Croasdale is available on the Croasdale 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.