Great Broughton, Cumbria Weather
About Great Broughton, Cumbria
Great Broughton preserves the quiet, enduring character of a Cumbrian landscape shaped by long centuries of agricultural labour and coal-winning heritage. It lies 2.9 miles west of Cockermouth (from Cockermouth: bearing 276°T, OS grid NY 074 313), and is situated south-south-west of Little Broughton village. The morning light often catches the limestone walls of the older cottages, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the solid, honest masonry of the place. To the east, the tranquil surface of the Boat Hole reflects the changing moods of the sky, providing a mirror for the clouds as they drift toward the higher ridges. The terrain rises steadily toward the crest of Caldron Hill, where the air grows thin and carries the sharp scent of damp earth and gorse. Great Broughton maintains a distinct personality, defined by its position between the rolling fells and the industrial memory of its former collieries. Residents walk paths that have been worn smooth by generations, connecting the stone-built rows to the wider expanse of the surrounding fields. The wind here carries a persistent, restless energy, moving across the open country with an authority that commands respect from those who dwell beneath it.
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About This Great Broughton, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Broughton, 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 Great Broughton includes coordinates 54.668267, -3.436097, 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 Great Broughton is available on the Great Broughton 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.