Monk Moors, Cumbria Weather
About Monk Moors, Cumbria
Monk Moors emerges from the flat, salt-bitten pastures of the Cumbrian coast like a silent witness to the shifting tides of the Irish Sea. It lies 8.2 miles west-north-west of Broughton in Furness (from Broughton in Furness: bearing 292°T, OS grid SD 090 925), and is situated west-south-west of Waberthwaite village. The air here holds a distinct, bracing clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the water and the open, horizontal reach of the sky. To the east, the quiet progress of Greatwood Gill provides a rhythmic pulse to the land, its modest waters cutting through the earth with persistent, unassuming purpose. Southwards, the rise of Skelda Hill breaks the horizon, offering a firm, grassy anchor against the immense, pale expanse of the coastal shelf. Monk Moors remains defined by this interplay of marsh and firmament, where the light seems to linger longer than elsewhere, casting long, bruised shadows over the uneven fields. Farmers here work a terrain that demands patience, contending with the damp, heavy soils that have shaped the character of the inhabitants for generations. Every fence line and stone boundary at Monk Moors speaks of a stubborn, quiet endurance against the elements that sweep in from the western horizon.
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About This Monk Moors, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Monk Moors, 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 Monk Moors includes coordinates 54.320469, -3.399122, 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 Monk Moors is available on the Monk Moors 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.