Longcroft, Cumbria Weather
About Longcroft, Cumbria
Longcroft emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Solway Plain as a quiet collection of buildings defined by the low, insistent light of the North West. It lies 6.5 miles north-north-west of Wigton (from Wigton: bearing 338°T, OS grid NY 216 581), and is situated north-west of Angerton village. The land here possesses a raw, unadorned quality, where the sky claims more attention than the earth and the wind carries the sharp, salt-tinged memory of the distant firth. South of the dwellings, the damp, shifting character of Longcroft Marsh dictates the pace of the seasons, turning the meadows into a mosaic of reeds and reflective pools after the frequent Cumbrian rains. Nearby, the silent, purposeful flow of Longcroft Sough traces a path through the fields, acting as a small but vital artery for the surrounding agricultural pastures. Further out, the vast, peat-rich expanse of the South Solway Mosses stretches across the horizon, a remnant of a wilder, ancient landscape that remains largely untouched by the encroaching modern world. Longcroft maintains a stoic presence amidst this openness, where the architecture is utilitarian and honest, built to withstand the relentless pressure of the coastal air. The rhythm of life in Longcroft is governed not by clocks, but by the slow, seasonal migration of birds and the subtle shifts in the tide that define the edges of this northern geography.
Flight conditions near Longcroft. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Longcroft and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Longcroft, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longcroft, 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 Longcroft includes coordinates 54.912331, -3.223323, 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 Longcroft is available on the Longcroft 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.