Dunnerdale remains a rugged expanse of high-altitude solitude where the wind carries the sharp, clean scent of damp bracken and ancient slate. It lies 4.9 miles north of Broughton in Furness (from Broughton in Furness: bearing 359°T, OS grid SD 213 953), and is situated north-east of Ulpha village. This Cumbrian landscape falls within the protective boundaries of the Lake District National Park, where the horizon is defined by the jagged profile of Crowberry Hill. Sunlight often plays across the water of Black Dub, illuminating the dark, peaty depths that mirror the shifting clouds above the fells. The terrain is defined by the restless movement of the local watercourses, with the persistent, rhythmic chatter of Sling Beck carving its path through the stony earth. Dunnerdale resists the softening influence of modern artifice, preferring instead the austere honesty of high moorland and exposed rock. Here, the silence is not an absence of sound, but a heavy, tangible presence that underscores the isolation of the valley floors. Such places demand a quiet reverence, as the land holds its own history in the worn contours of the hills and the deep, cold pools that punctuate the grass.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dunnerdale, 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 Dunnerdale includes coordinates 54.347739, -3.211244, 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 Dunnerdale is available on the Dunnerdale 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.