Highlaws, Cumbria Weather
About Highlaws, Cumbria
Highlaws emerges from the Cumbrian plains as a cluster of quiet stone, defined by the vast, open skies that stretch toward the Solway Firth. It lies 3.0 miles south-east of Silloth (from Silloth: bearing 140°T, OS grid NY 140 497), and is situated west-south-west of Abbeytown village. The land here holds a rhythmic stillness, punctuated only by the rise of Choup Hill to the east, where the grass catches the pale, slanted light of late afternoon. Below, the damp earth of the surrounding fields drains toward the modest curves of Gale Force Sough, a waterway that traces the cooling edges of the pastures. Greatlaw Hill provides a low, steady anchor to the south, its slopes watching over the sparse, enduring architecture of the hamlet. Residents of Highlaws have long worked the heavy, rich soil, maintaining a tradition of husbandry that remains tethered to the shifting coastal weather. The horizon feels immense and unburdened, offering a clarity of sight that renders the distant movements of cloud and bird sharp against the grey-blue firmament. Through the seasons, the wind carries a salt-touched chill, reminding those who dwell in Highlaws of the proximity to the sea and the ancient, flat expanses of the Solway marshes.
Flight conditions near Highlaws. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Highlaws and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Highlaws, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Highlaws, 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 Highlaws includes coordinates 54.834849, -3.340351, 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 Highlaws is available on the Highlaws 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.