Oughterby, Cumbria Weather
About Oughterby, Cumbria
Oughterby reveals itself as a quiet collection of dwellings where the Cumbrian horizon stretches wide and indifferent to the haste of the modern world. It lies 5.2 miles north-north-east of Wigton (from Wigton: bearing 27°T, OS grid NY 294 557), and is situated west-south-west of Kirkbampton village. Low-slung farmsteads define the character of Oughterby, their stone walls gathering the pale, slanted light of northern afternoons. A short walk to the south-south-west brings one to The Green, a modest stretch of grass that holds the morning dew long after the sun has climbed the sky. To the north, the landscape softens toward the quiet currents of Burghmoor Beck, where water moves with a rhythmic, silver persistence through the fields. The land here remains stubbornly agricultural, shaped by generations who understood the temper of the clay and the biting wind that sweeps down from the Solway Plain. During the autumn months, the air grows thin and sharp, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke across the open pastures. These fields offer a solitude that feels ancient, undisturbed by the clamour of busier routes.
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About This Oughterby, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oughterby, 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 Oughterby includes coordinates 54.891169, -3.101913, 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 Oughterby is available on the Oughterby 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.