Meal Bank, Cumbria Weather
About Meal Bank, Cumbria
Meal Bank commands a quiet authority over the uneven Cumbrian terrain, where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells. It lies 2.2 miles north-east of Kendal (from Kendal: bearing 42°T, OS grid SD 538 955), and is situated east of Burneside village. The landscape here is defined by the steady persistence of stone walls that divide the fields into a stark, geometric precision. To the south-east, the elevation of Benson Knott provides a rugged silhouette against the shifting northern light, anchoring the horizon with its heavy, ancient mass. Skelsmergh Tarn gathers the rainwater nearby, its surface often mirroring the pale, bruised clouds that drift in from the Irish Sea. Meal Bank traces its origins to the industrious pulse of the local mills, where the water once dictated the pace of labour and life. The air carries a crisp, mineral clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the surrounding fells. Sunlight here does not merely illuminate the ground; it exposes the raw, grey limestone that underpins the identity of every lane and boundary.
Flight conditions near Meal Bank. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Meal Bank and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Meal Bank, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Meal 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 Meal Bank includes coordinates 54.353656, -2.711015, 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 Meal Bank is available on the Meal 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.