Duddon Bridge, Cumbria Weather
About Duddon Bridge, Cumbria
Duddon Bridge marks the threshold where the river’s path broadens toward the estuary, carrying the cool, mossy scent of the high fells down to the salt-tinged air. It lies 1.1 miles west-north-west of Broughton in Furness (from Broughton in Furness: bearing 295°T, OS grid SD 197 882). Sunlight here often catches the grey stone of the Duddon Furnace, a silent, hollowed sentinel that stands as a stark reminder of the charcoal-fired industry that once dictated the pace of life. This historic ruin, along with the nearby bobbin mill, anchors Duddon Bridge within the protected boundaries of the Lake District National Park, where the wild character of the landscape remains carefully preserved. To the north, the still, dark surfaces of Breast Dub and Barker Hole reflect the shifting clouds, acting as quiet reservoirs that hold the stillness of the valley. The horizon is shaped by the rising flanks of The Mount, which provides a steady, verdant backdrop to the rhythmic flow of the river. Duddon Bridge serves as a gateway to these rugged reaches, balancing the industrial echoes of the past with the persistent, unyielding beauty of the surrounding wilderness.
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About This Duddon Bridge, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Duddon Bridge, 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 Duddon Bridge includes coordinates 54.283615, -3.233954, 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 Duddon Bridge is available on the Duddon Bridge 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.