Ormsgill, Cumbria Weather
About Ormsgill, Cumbria
Ormsgill rises as a distinctive suburban presence upon the peninsula of the Furness region. It lies 1.5 miles north of Barrow-in-Furness (from Barrow-in-Furness: bearing 354°T, OS grid SD 196 715). Cold salt winds often sweep inland from the Irish Sea, carrying the sharp, bracing scent of the tide across the rooftops of Ormsgill. The horizon here is dominated by the expansive, shifting light of the coast, where the sky seems to stretch wider than the earth beneath it. To the south, the still waters of Lower Ormsgill Reservoir offer a placid contrast to the industrial hum that has historically defined this corner of Cumbria. Beyond the residential streets, the nearby Walney Meetings provide a quiet sanctuary where reeds sway in the constant breeze, marking the threshold between land and sea. This landscape holds a spare, utilitarian beauty, shaped by the proximity of the shipyards and the relentless character of the northern shore. In the quiet hours, one might catch the distant, rhythmic clatter of the coastal railway, a reminder of the vital connections that bind these homes to the wider world.
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Live animated radar for Ormsgill and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Ormsgill, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ormsgill, 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 Ormsgill includes coordinates 54.133623, -3.231297, 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 Ormsgill is available on the Ormsgill 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.