Mirehouse West, Cumbria Weather
About Mirehouse West, Cumbria
Mirehouse West catches the low, salt-heavy light that rolls in from the Irish Sea, casting long, sharp shadows across the suburban sprawl. It lies 1.8 miles south of Whitehaven (from Whitehaven: bearing 169°T, OS grid NX 979 156), and is situated east-north-east of Sandwith village. The houses here face the horizon with a sturdy, utilitarian grace, reflecting the industrial grit that once defined this coastal stretch of Cumbria. To the south, the verdant hollow of Bellhouse Gill offers a quiet respite from the paved streets, its stream carving a path through the limestone bedrock. Residents often look towards the horizon where the remnants of the Saltom Coal Pit stand as a stark, skeletal reminder of the labour that built the region. Above the rooftops, the sky feels vast and restless, constantly shifting with the Atlantic weather that sweeps over the headlands. Mirehouse West maintains a quiet composure, its character forged by the persistent wind and the proximity of the rugged, cliff-edged coast. Each day, the light fades behind the western ridges, leaving the streets to settle into the steady, cooling stillness of the North West.
Flight conditions near Mirehouse West. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Mirehouse West and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Mirehouse West, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mirehouse West, 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 Mirehouse West includes coordinates 54.525444, -3.578847, 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 Mirehouse West is available on the Mirehouse West 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.