Irton, Cumbria Weather
About Irton, Cumbria
Irton emerges from the quiet Cumbrian landscape as a place where the air carries the cool, damp scent of the nearby fells. It lies 8.6 miles south-east of Egremont (from Egremont: bearing 136°T, OS grid NY 105 004), and is situated east-north-east of Holmrook village. The River Irt flows with a steady, silver persistence just a short distance away, shaping the low ground into lush pasture. To the east, the rising silhouette of Irton Pike commands the horizon, casting long, lean shadows across the fields as the afternoon sun begins its decline. Ancient stone markers, such as the High Cross in St Paul's Churchyard, stand as silent witnesses to the generations who have walked these paths. The earth here holds a stubborn, rugged quality, reflecting the resilience of a rural life bound to the rhythm of the seasons. Irton remains a space of muted tones and open skies, where the wind brushes against the drystone walls with a persistent, low hum. Each lane and hedgerow suggests a history that prefers to keep its secrets buried deep within the soil.
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Live animated radar for Irton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Irton, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Irton, 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 Irton includes coordinates 54.39182, -3.378354, 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 Irton is available on the Irton 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.