Flimby, Cumbria Weather
About Flimby, Cumbria
Salt-misted winds from the Solway Firth define the rugged character of Flimby, where the Cumbrian coastline meets the enduring memory of coal-hewn industry. It lies 1.9 miles south-south-west of Maryport (from Maryport: bearing 202°T, OS grid NY 022 336), and is situated south-west of Fothergill village. The sea air here possesses a sharp, scouring quality, carving a path across the low-lying terrain toward the sheltered embrace of Flimby Great Wood. To the north-northeast, the ancient earthworks of Rise How Tower 25A remain as silent sentinels, guarding a horizon that has witnessed the relentless transit of tides for centuries. Flimby maintains a sturdy, unpretentious posture, its buildings catching the low-angled winter sun that turns the stone to a pale, burnished copper. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the land rises with a quiet insistence, drawing the eye toward the distant, brooding silhouettes of the hills. The proximity of the coast ensures that the light is rarely static, shifting rapidly from heavy, bruised purples to a piercing, clinical clarity. Flimby stands as a testament to the resilience of those who once laboured in the deep pits, their legacy now written in the very quietude of the fields that stretch toward the water.
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Live animated radar for Flimby and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Flimby, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Flimby, 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 Flimby includes coordinates 54.688719, -3.517508, 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 Flimby is available on the Flimby 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.