Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria Weather
About Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria
Dalton-in-Furness commands a limestone ridge that looks out over the shifting tides of the Irish Sea. It lies 3.5 miles north-north-east of Barrow-in-Furness (from Barrow-in-Furness: bearing 29°T, OS grid SD 227 739), and is situated north of Newton village. The landscape here is defined by the sharp, grey outcrops of the Furness peninsula, where the earth yields to the demands of iron ore extraction that once surged through the local economy. Beneath the heavy clouds, the waters of Goldmire Beck cut a persistent path through the limestone, carrying the memory of an industrial vigour that moved from the soil to the sea.
Dalton Castle stands as a stoic, square sentinel over the market square, its thick stone walls holding the silence of centuries against the modern commute. This fortress remains a focal point for the spirit of the place, just as the nearby Vale of Nightshade offers a quiet contrast to the industrious legacy of the region. The poet George Romney, a master of the portrait, was born in these parts, his vision shaped by the same clarity of light that still clarifies the horizon. Visitors might find the public sculpture of Snowball Fold catching the afternoon sun, a small, curious point of reflection in a landscape that values its own rugged endurance.
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About This Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dalton-in-Furness, 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 Dalton-in-Furness includes coordinates 54.155814, -3.184851, 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 Dalton-in-Furness is available on the Dalton-in-Furness 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.