Kirkland, Cumbria Weather
About Kirkland, Cumbria
Kirkland reveals itself through the spare, quiet geometry of the Cumbrian foothills, where the horizon feels wide and unburdened by artifice. It lies 3.8 miles east-north-east of Cleator Moor (from Cleator Moor: bearing 60°T, OS grid NY 072 180), and is situated east-south-east of Rowrah village. Sunlight often catches the pale, fractured edges of the Kelton Limestone Quarry just to the north-west, casting long, stark shadows that define the rugged character of the local terrain. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity, particularly as it moves across the protected expanse of High Leys SSSI, where the grasses bow in rhythmic patterns under the pressure of the wind. Kirkland maintains a modest, resilient presence, grounded by the geological weight of the surrounding stone that has long dictated the patterns of human labour. A few miles further, the slopes of Murton Fell rise as a dark, brooding silhouette against the sky, anchoring the eastern view with a sense of permanent, geological gravity. Kirkland exists in a state of honest observation, where the turning of the seasons is marked by the shifting colours of the bracken and the steady, cold movement of the clouds above the fells.
Flight conditions near Kirkland. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Kirkland and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Kirkland, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kirkland, 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 Kirkland includes coordinates 54.548932, -3.435843, 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 Kirkland is available on the Kirkland 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.