Dalston occupies a quiet stretch of Cumbrian land where the River Caldew carves a deliberate path through the bedrock. It lies 4.1 miles south-south-west of Carlisle (from Carlisle: bearing 210°T, OS grid NY 368 500), and is situated north-north-west of Buckabank village. The architecture here holds a stubborn, grey permanence, defined by sandstone walls that catch the low, slanted light of northern afternoons. Residents often gather at The Green, a central space where the grass seems to hold the memory of countless seasonal shifts. Beyond the immediate cluster of homes, the landscape opens toward the ancient earthworks of the Settlement 500Yds (460M) Se Of Cardew Hill, where the hum of modern life fades into the stillness of the past. Dalston maintains a steady, industrious character, anchored by a heritage of milling that once relied upon the insistent flow of local waters. The horizon remains wide and unencumbered, allowing the weather to arrive in long, visible sweeps across the fields. Even in the quietest hours, Dalston retains a sense of purpose, tethered firmly to the rhythm of the surrounding valley.
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Live animated radar for Dalston and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dalston, 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 Dalston includes coordinates 54.841323, -2.984233, 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 Dalston is available on the Dalston 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.