Moorclose, Cumbria Weather
About Moorclose, Cumbria
Moorclose carries the quiet, persistent geometry of post-war expansion, its brickwork holding the pale, diffused light typical of the Cumbrian coast. It lies 1.0 miles south-south-east of Workington (from Workington: bearing 168°T, OS grid NY 004 271). Low clouds frequently drift inland from the Irish Sea, brushing against the rooftops and lending a muted, silver quality to the suburban streets. To the north-west, the skeletal remains of the Jane Pit stand as a stark industrial relic, a reminder of the coal seams that once dictated the pulse of the surrounding landscape. Moorclose shifts between the memory of heavy toil and the domestic stillness of modern residential lanes. Further north, the expansive grounds of Workington Hall provide a green lung for the region, where the heavy medieval masonry contrasts with the encroaching wildness of the parkland. The air here often holds the tang of salt and cold damp, a reminder that the edge of the world is only a short distance away. Life in Moorclose maintains an unassuming pace, defined by the wind-swept sky and the steady, rhythmic persistence of the nearby town’s industrial shadow.
Flight conditions near Moorclose. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Moorclose and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Moorclose, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Moorclose, 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 Moorclose includes coordinates 54.629217, -3.54409, 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 Moorclose is available on the Moorclose 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.