Oulton, Cumbria Weather
About Oulton, Cumbria
Oulton reveals itself through the low, shifting light of the Cumbrian plains, where the horizon feels wide and unencumbered by the weight of nearby urban sprawl. It lies 1.3 miles north of Wigton (from Wigton: bearing 354°T, OS grid NY 253 504). The land here carries a quiet, damp vitality, sustained by the proximity of Tarn Sough as it traces its path through the fields just to the west. Oulton maintains a character defined by the rhythm of agriculture and the slow, deliberate movement of the seasons across its pastureland. To the north, the Oulton Moss Sssi preserves a fragile, boggy ecosystem where the air often hangs heavy with the scent of peat and wild grasses. The roads passing through are narrow, bordered by drystone walls that catch the pale, watery sun in a way that makes the grey slate seem almost luminous. Occasionally, the distant, sharp calls of waterfowl drift over from the direction of Martin Tarn, punctuating the stillness of the afternoon. Such quietude allows the subtle textures of the landscape—the moss on the gateposts, the furrowed earth, the sudden clarity of the northern sky—to assert their own presence.
Flight conditions near Oulton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Oulton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Oulton, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oulton, 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 Oulton includes coordinates 54.84343, -3.164568, 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 Oulton is available on the Oulton 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.