Ireleth, Cumbria Weather
About Ireleth, Cumbria
Ireleth commands a high ridge overlooking the Duddon Estuary, where the light off the Irish Sea often bleaches the colour from the slate roofs. It lies 2.4 miles north-north-west of Dalton-in-Furness (from Dalton-in-Furness: bearing 348°T, OS grid SD 219 777), and is situated east-north-east of Askam in Furness village. The land here rises sharply from the marshy lowlands, creating a vantage point that feels exposed to the salt-heavy winds whipping in from the west. To the east, the quiet waters of the Ireleth Reservoirs mirror the shifting grey skies, offering a stillness that contrasts with the industrial echoes of the nearby coast. Beyond these pools, the rounded spine of Rebecca Hill rises to define the eastern horizon, grounding the landscape in a rhythmic, ancient solidity. Residents find their daily perspective shaped by this proximity to open water and the rugged, unadorned slopes that guard the boundary between the fells and the shore. Ireleth retains the austere character of a place built for those who look across the water rather than inward toward the hills.
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About This Ireleth, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ireleth, 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 Ireleth includes coordinates 54.189997, -3.1974, 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 Ireleth is available on the Ireleth 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.