Great Strickland, Cumbria Weather
About Great Strickland, Cumbria
Great Strickland emerges from the Cumbrian landscape as a quiet collection of stone dwellings gathered around a central green. It lies 5.4 miles south-south-east of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 150°T, OS grid NY 556 227), and is situated east-south-east of Hackthorpe village. This place holds a distinct position within the Lake District National Park, where the horizon broadens to accommodate the shifting weight of clouds above the Eden Valley. To the north-east, the slopes of Birkrigg Knowe rise with a muted authority, catching the early light before it descends into the lower fields. Great Strickland maintains a measured pace, defined by the limestone textures of its architecture and the persistent, quiet passage of the seasons. Nearby, the waters of Rowland's Lum mirror the pale, washed-out blue of the northern sky, offering a stillness that seems to permeate the surrounding pastures. The air here carries the faint, sharp scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, grounding the geography in a sensory reality that defies mere coordinates. Life in Great Strickland remains tethered to the rhythm of the land, marked by the steady growth of hedgerows and the subtle, seasonal transformation of the nearby terrain.
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About This Great Strickland, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Strickland, 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 Strickland includes coordinates 54.598241, -2.687828, 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 Strickland is available on the Great Strickland 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.