Hartsop, Cumbria Weather
About Hartsop, Cumbria
Hartsop remains a stoic collection of slate-roofed dwellings that endure beneath the imposing, shadow-casting heights of the eastern fells. It lies 5.7 miles north-north-east of Ambleside (from Ambleside: bearing 18°T, OS grid NY 405 131), and is situated south-east of Patterdale village. Within the verdant boundaries of the Lake District National Park, Hartsop retains an austere character defined by its proximity to the rugged geology of the high ridges. The cold, clear waters of Brothers Water SSSI shimmer just a short distance to the south-south-west, acting as a natural mirror for the shifting, bruised clouds that frequently drift over the valley. Historically, the local economy relied upon the extraction of lead, and the lingering presence of the Myers Head Lead Mine serves as a silent, weathered reminder of that industrial grit. The architecture here favors dark, local stone that seems to absorb the pale Cumbrian light rather than reflect it, grounding the buildings firmly against the wind. Visitors moving through the landscape often encounter the quiet, rushing presence of Eden Beck, which threads its way through the lower pastures with a persistent, metallic clarity. Even on days when the atmosphere is thick with mist, the sharp profiles of the surrounding crags bestow a sense of permanence upon the landscape, marking Hartsop as a place where the earth itself dictates the terms of habitation.
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Live animated radar for Hartsop and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Hartsop, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hartsop, 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 Hartsop includes coordinates 54.510581, -2.919115, 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 Hartsop is available on the Hartsop 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.