Glassonby, Cumbria Weather
About Glassonby, Cumbria
Glassonby reveals itself through the pale, shifting light of the Eden Valley, where the horizon stretches wide and indifferent to the passing of centuries. It lies 6.5 miles north-east of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 36°T, OS grid NY 576 387), and is situated north-north-east of Little Salkeld village. Stone walls divide the fields into a geometry of muted ochre and grey, tracing the ancient boundaries of a landscape that remembers the weight of glaciers. A short walk to the north, the waters of Glassonby Beck carve a shallow, winding path through the turf, sounding a constant, liquid whisper against the weathered sandstone. To the south, the solitary presence of the Little Meg Round Cairn anchors the earth, its stones standing as quiet witnesses to a history that long predates written memory. The air here holds a clarity that sharpens the edges of the distant Pennine fells, turning the hills into silhouettes of deep violet as the evening deepens. Glassonby remains defined by this interplay between the enduring geology of the soil and the transitory grace of the northern sky.
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Live animated radar for Glassonby and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Glassonby, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Glassonby, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Glassonby includes coordinates 54.742224, -2.659558, 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 Glassonby is available on the Glassonby 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.