Keld, Cumbria Weather
About Keld, Cumbria
Keld emerges from the rugged limestone landscape of Cumbria as a modest gathering of stone, defined by the stark, open horizons of the northern fells. It lies 8.8 miles west-south-west of Appleby-in-Westmorland (from Appleby-in-Westmorland: bearing 245°T, OS grid NY 553 145), and is situated south-west of Shap village. This small cluster of dwellings finds itself cradled within the expansive reaches of the Lake District National Park, where the air possesses a sharp, crystalline clarity. A short walk to the west reveals the substantial ruins of Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, where the weathered stone walls hold the silence of centuries against the persistent wind. To the east, the modest, historic Keld Chapel stands as a quiet anchor, its structure speaking of a time when faith was carved directly into the local rock. The land around Keld rises into the modest, grassy profile of Brown Hill, which catches the slanted amber light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across the fields. Here, the ground remains damp with the passage of seasonal rains, and the texture of the earth is coarse, shaped by the ancient, unyielding geology of the region. Every stone in Keld seems to acknowledge the vast, atmospheric weight of the hills that press in from every side.
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Live animated radar for Keld and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Keld, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Keld, 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 Keld includes coordinates 54.524216, -2.690894, 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 Keld is available on the Keld 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.