Dalton, Cumbria Weather
About Dalton, Cumbria
Dalton rises from the limestone-flecked earth of Cumbria as a quiet testament to the enduring rhythm of rural life. It lies 4.4 miles west-south-west of Kirkby Lonsdale (from Kirkby Lonsdale: bearing 253°T, OS grid SD 544 766), and is situated east of Burton-in-Kendal village. The landscape here is defined by the stark, pale outcroppings of the nearby Hutton Roof Crags SSSI, where the wind scours the rock into a rugged and ancient mosaic. Beneath the soil, the footprint of the Dalton Medieval Village and its associated open field system lingers as a ghost of past industry, revealing how tightly the inhabitants once held to the land. Dalton maintains a stoic character, shaped by the thin, mineral-rich pastures that demand a steady and unyielding labour from those who work them. The light in this corner of the North West possesses a peculiar, sharp clarity, often catching the grey stone walls in a way that suggests they have grown directly out of the bedrock. Even now, the silence of the surrounding fells provides a heavy, contemplative backdrop to the daily workings of the hamlet. Time in Dalton does not rush, but instead settles into the crevices of the terrain, mirroring the patient transformation of the limestone landscape itself.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Dalton, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dalton, 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 includes coordinates 54.183552, -2.700048, 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 is available on the Dalton 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.