Moat, Cumbria Weather
About Moat, Cumbria
Moat exhales a quiet, heavy stillness across the northern reaches of the Cumbrian borderlands. It lies 3.9 miles north-north-east of Longtown (from Longtown: bearing 30°T, OS grid NY 411 740). The terrain here is shaped by a slow, deliberate geology, where the land seems to hold its breath beneath a pale, expansive sky. Only a short distance to the south, the deep shadow of Turnbull's Cleugh cuts into the earth, marking a passage where the light lingers in cool, damp pockets. Time feels less like a linear progression in Moat and more like the eddying water of the nearby rivers, slow to move and prone to silence. To the west, the earth mounds of the Liddel Strength Motte and Bailey recall a harsher, more vigilant epoch, now softened by tall grasses and the indifference of the seasons. These ancient fortifications loom over the landscape, reminding the observer that the soil has long been a witness to the shifting ambitions of men. Even in the height of summer, the air retains a sharp, metallic clarity that suggests the proximity of wilder, untamed horizons.
Flight conditions near Moat. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Moat and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Moat, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Moat, 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 Moat includes coordinates 55.057296, -2.922881, 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 Moat is available on the Moat 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.