Kendal, Cumbria Weather
About Kendal, Cumbria
Kendal catches the grey, slate-coloured light of the River Kent as it rushes southward through the limestone hills of the Lake District National Park. It lies 7.3 miles east-south-east of Windermere (from Windermere: bearing 118°T, OS grid SD 514 930), and is situated south-south-east of Burneside village. Once a formidable centre for woollen production, the place retains the sturdy, industrial architecture of its cloth-making heritage, where mills once hummed with the weight of raw fleece. The local economy has since shifted toward tourism and specialist retail, anchored by the famous mint cake that bears the name of the place. These limestone streets hold a quiet gravity, shaped by centuries of trade that flowed down from the fells to the bustling markets below.
Kendal Green offers a quiet expanse of grass where the air feels thin and sharp, contrasting with the intricate, stitched narratives found inside the Quaker Tapestry Museum. The town possesses a distinct cultural pulse, home to Kendal Town F.C., whose matches draw a loyal following to the terraces. Arthur Eddington, the celebrated astrophysicist, was born here, bringing a celestial perspective to these terrestrial valleys. Evening shadows often lengthen across the weathered stone of Stramongate Bridge, where the water’s persistent friction against the rock provides a low, rhythmic bass note to the life of the streets. It is a place where the domesticity of local shops meets the vast, looming presence of the surrounding heights, creating a balance between the intimate and the immense.
Flight conditions near Kendal. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Kendal and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Kendal, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kendal, 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 Kendal includes coordinates 54.330411, -2.747382, 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 Kendal is available on the Kendal 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.