Hawcoat occupies a high, windswept ridge that commands a singular vantage over the darkening reaches of the Furness peninsula. It lies 1.7 miles south-west of Dalton-in-Furness (from Dalton-in-Furness: bearing 222°T, OS grid SD 208 719), and is situated west of Newton village. The light here possesses a particular clarity, often catching the grey stone of the older houses before fading across the western horizon toward the sea. To the east, the landscape dips toward the Vale of Nightshade, where the remnants of ancient monastic life linger in the quiet air. Hawcoat maintains a distinct elevation, looking down upon the historic precinct walls of the nearby abbey as if observing the slow passage of centuries. The atmosphere carries a crisp, saline tang, a constant reminder of the proximity to the coast that defines the rhythm of the local streets. Residents often walk the lanes that lead toward the tranquil grounds of the Barrow Municipal Cemetery, where the architecture of the past is preserved in weathered slate and moss-covered paths. Such surroundings grant Hawcoat a sense of permanence, grounding the modern suburban sprawl within a much older, more rugged geography.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hawcoat, 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 Hawcoat includes coordinates 54.137096, -3.213277, 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 Hawcoat is available on the Hawcoat 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.