Hawkshead, Cumbria Weather
About Hawkshead, Cumbria
Hawkshead preserves an intricate anatomy of slate-roofed dwellings and narrow, winding alleys that seem to catch the shifting Cumbrian light in their whitewashed folds. It lies 3.1 miles west of Bowness-on-Windermere (from Bowness-on-Windermere: bearing 277°T, OS grid SD 353 976), and is situated north-west of Near Sawrey village. Hawkshead occupies a sheltered basin within the expansive embrace of the Lake District National Park, where the rugged character of the surrounding fells yields to a softer, more domestic scale. A short distance to the east, the tranquil waters of Priest Pot reflect the seasonal moods of the sky, offering a quiet counterpoint to the village’s architectural density. The historic Hawkshead Grammar School stands as a silent witness to centuries of local scholarship, its weathered stone walls holding the echoes of those who once studied within its rooms. Beyond the clusters of cottages, the landscape opens toward the rhythmic flow of Smooth Beck, a waterway that threads through the damp, green margins of the valley floor. The atmosphere here retains a distinct, enduring gravity, shaped by the persistent interplay between the high moorland winds and the sheltered, intimate lanes of Hawkshead.
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About This Hawkshead, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hawkshead, 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 Hawkshead includes coordinates 54.370085, -2.996878, 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 Hawkshead is available on the Hawkshead 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.