Gosforth, Cumbria Weather
About Gosforth, Cumbria
Gosforth holds a quiet dignity where the coastal plains of western Cumbria meet the rising foothills of the Lake District. It lies 5.6 miles south-east of Egremont (from Egremont: bearing 140°T, OS grid NY 067 035), and is situated west-south-west of Wellington village. Sunlight here has a peculiar clarity, catching the weathered sandstone of the High Cross that stands guard in St Mary’s churchyard with an ancient, silent authority. This cross, a remnant of Norse influence, serves as a stony witness to the centuries of wind that have swept across the low-lying fields. Beyond the main street, the landscape softens toward the gentle rise of Gallows Hill, where the earth seems to hold the memory of older, harsher times. The waters of Hare Beck trace a silver line through the surrounding meadows, carving a path toward the sea with an unceasing, rhythmic persistence. Gosforth retains a sense of seclusion, defined by the bracing air that rolls in from the Irish Sea to mingle with the scent of damp pasture. Even in the stillness of a winter afternoon, the geography suggests a place that has long known how to endure the changing seasons.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Gosforth, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gosforth, 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 Gosforth includes coordinates 54.418554, -3.438941, 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 Gosforth is available on the Gosforth 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.