Kents Bank, Cumbria Weather
About Kents Bank, Cumbria
Kents Bank offers a quiet threshold where the limestone bones of the Cumbrian coast meet the expansive, shifting sands of Morecambe Bay. It lies 1.2 miles south-south-west of Grange-over-Sands (from Grange-over-Sands: bearing 204°T, OS grid SD 398 761), and is situated east-south-east of Allithwaite village. Salt-laden winds scour the shoreline, leaving the air with a sharp, bracing clarity that clarifies the horizon. To the north-west, the limestone ridge of Wart Barrow SSSIs rises as a rugged, sun-bleached spine, its thin soils supporting a resilient tapestry of rare flora. The tides here retreat with a singular, rhythmic urgency, exposing vast channels that reveal the immense scale of the bay. Nearby, the jagged silhouette of Kirkhead Tower stands as a skeletal reminder of past architectural ambitions against the wide, pale sky. Kents Bank retains a character defined by this proximity to the sea, where the light bounces off wet sand to illuminate the underside of passing clouds. Each evening, the water drains slowly away, leaving the landscape to settle into a profound and heavy silence.
Flight conditions near Kents Bank. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Kents Bank and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Kents Bank, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kents Bank, 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 Kents Bank includes coordinates 54.178006, -2.922922, 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 Kents Bank is available on the Kents Bank 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.