Homewood occupies a distinct rise in the Cumbrian landscape, where the brisk Irish Sea air meets the stubborn, industrial memory of the coast. It lies 1.6 miles south-south-east of Whitehaven (from Whitehaven: bearing 150°T, OS grid NX 987 161), and is situated west-north-west of Galemire village. The terrain here rises with a modest, deliberate purpose, offering views that stretch toward the horizon with the clarity of a charcoal sketch. Richmond Hill looms 0.7 miles to the north-east, acting as a silent sentinel that watches over the steady, quiet expansion of Homewood. To the south, the water at Stanley Pond mirrors the changing moods of the sky, reflecting a grey-blue palette that defines the local atmosphere. Life in Homewood maintains a pragmatic rhythm, tethered to the rugged topography that once fueled the region’s ambitious subterranean ventures. The stone walls marking the boundaries of the local plots carry the cool, damp weight of a climate that demands resilience from both brick and inhabitant. Every lane and garden path seems to hold the stillness of a place that understands its own geography perfectly, existing as a sturdy anchor in the shifting light of the North West.
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Live animated radar for Homewood and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Homewood, 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 Homewood includes coordinates 54.530112, -3.566834, 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 Homewood is available on the Homewood 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.