Metal Bridge, Cumbria Weather
About Metal Bridge, Cumbria
Metal Bridge emerges as a quiet punctuation mark upon the flat, expansive plains of the Cumbrian borderlands. It lies 2.8 miles south-south-west of Longtown (from Longtown: bearing 211°T, OS grid NY 355 648), and is situated north of Rockcliffe village. Low-lying horizons define the character of Metal Bridge, where the sky claims more territory than the land itself. To the west, the damp, shifting expanse of Mossband Marsh draws the mist close to the earth, softening the hard edges of the local topography. This watery proximity lends a persistent, cool sheen to the grass, which seems to hold the morning light long after the sun has climbed high. A short distance to the east, the reflective stillness of Kailpot Pool offers a mirrored reprieve from the steady, northward push of the nearby river systems. The air here remains thin and crisp, carrying the faint, saline scent of distant estuaries across the fields. Through these quiet acres, Metal Bridge maintains a solitary dignity, indifferent to the hurried pace of the modern world beyond its borders.
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Live animated radar for Metal Bridge and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Metal Bridge, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Metal Bridge, 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 Metal Bridge includes coordinates 54.973749, -3.008701, 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 Metal Bridge is available on the Metal Bridge 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.