Longthwaite, Cumbria Weather
About Longthwaite, Cumbria
Longthwaite reveals itself through the quiet geometry of its stone walls and the persistence of the wind across the Cumbrian slopes. It lies 6.9 miles south-west of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 227°T, OS grid NY 431 229), and is situated west-south-west of Pooley Bridge village. This small collection of dwellings resides within the protective embrace of the Lake District National Park, where the light often catches the grey slate with a silver, transient precision. To the west-north-west, the slopes of Watermillock Fell rise with a somber dignity, casting long shadows that sharpen the contours of the surrounding pastures. Nearby, the Herdwick Stone—Tethera stands as a silent sentinel, its weathered surface offering a tactile reminder of the pastoral rhythms that have long defined this geography. The waters of Longthwaite Beck trace a cool, rhythmic path through the lower reaches, their steady movement providing a soft counterpoint to the stillness of the higher ground. Longthwaite remains tethered to these ancient, elemental shifts, where the earth and sky meet in a conversation of muted colours and shifting cloud. The landscape here does not demand attention, yet it rewards those who watch the way the sun warms the drystone until it glows with the heat of a fading summer afternoon.
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Live animated radar for Longthwaite and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Longthwaite, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longthwaite, 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 Longthwaite includes coordinates 54.598759, -2.881103, 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 Longthwaite is available on the Longthwaite 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.