Moorthwaite, Cumbria Weather
About Moorthwaite, Cumbria
Moorthwaite endures as a collection of robust, stone-built dwellings scattered across the undulating Cumbrian terrain. It lies 6.5 miles south of Brampton (from Brampton: bearing 191°T, OS grid NY 508 507), and is situated south-south-east of Cumwhitton village. The landscape here is defined by a heavy, damp stillness, punctuated by the persistent encroachment of the peatlands that define the local topography. To the north-east, the twelve hectares of Moorthwaite Moss SSSI retain a prehistoric silence, where the water clings to the mossy earth under a pale, unblinking sky. Beyond this, the land rises toward the prominence of Castle Hill, casting a long, slanted shadow that dictates the reach of the afternoon sun. The soil, thin and demanding, has long dictated a life of quiet husbandry for those who work the stubborn fields. Further out, the vast expanse of Cumwhitton Moss SSSI stretches its dark, saturated breadth, acting as a natural buffer against the encroaching agricultural plains. Moorthwaite remains a place where the horizon feels uncomfortably close, held in check only by the low, grey clouds that frequently drift in from the Solway.
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Live animated radar for Moorthwaite and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Moorthwaite, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Moorthwaite, 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 Moorthwaite includes coordinates 54.849276, -2.766243, 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 Moorthwaite is available on the Moorthwaite 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.