Great Orton, Cumbria Weather
About Great Orton, Cumbria
Great Orton holds a quiet presence upon the Cumbrian ridge, where the land tilts gently toward the Solway Firth. It lies 4.7 miles west-south-west of Carlisle (from Carlisle: bearing 256°T, OS grid NY 328 540), and is situated south of Moorhouse village. The horizon here is vast and stripped of clutter, allowing the pale northern light to sharpen the lines of drystone walls and the slate roofs of the older farmsteads. To the east, the damp, low-lying expanse of Orton Moss Sssi acts as a sponge for the rain, holding the moisture that keeps the surrounding pastures a stubborn, vivid green. Great Orton maintains a rhythm dictated by the turning seasons, far removed from the sharp clamour of the modern thoroughfares nearby. A short distance to the west, the trees of Watchtree Nature Reserve break the relentless sweep of the wind, offering a sanctuary where the air feels heavy with the scent of pine and wet earth. The church tower marks the highest point, acting as a fixed anchor for those navigating the flat, expansive fields that stretch toward the distant mountains. In the deepening dusk, the silence of the countryside settles over the lanes, leaving only the sound of distant livestock and the slow, inevitable movement of clouds across the wide sky.
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Live animated radar for Great Orton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Great Orton, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Orton, 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 Orton includes coordinates 54.876439, -3.048178, 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 Orton is available on the Great Orton 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.