Little Broughton, Cumbria Weather
About Little Broughton, Cumbria
Little Broughton watches the slow migration of light across the fells, a place where the stone cottages seem to have grown directly from the earth. It lies 2.8 miles west-north-west of Cockermouth (from Cockermouth: bearing 283°T, OS grid NY 077 318), and is situated north-north-east of Great Broughton village. The land here slopes with a deliberate grace, pulling the eye toward the dark, reflective surface of Boat Hole just a short walk to the south-southeast. Above the dwellings, the rounded crown of Caldron Hill marks the horizon, catching the first grey fingers of dawn before the rest of the valley wakes. The air carries a persistent chill, a reminder that the rugged backbone of the Lake District is never far from these quiet lanes. A restless wind often travels over the fields, occasionally stirring the reeds near Caldron Dub where the water gathers in deep, silent pools. Generations have laboured in these pastures, their lives shaped by the rhythm of the seasons and the heavy, damp Cumbrian sky. Little Broughton remains defined by this solitude, offering a stillness that feels as enduring as the limestone beneath its foundations.
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About This Little Broughton, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Little Broughton, 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 Little Broughton includes coordinates 54.67292, -3.431764, 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 Little Broughton is available on the Little Broughton 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.