Patterdale, Cumbria Weather
About Patterdale, Cumbria
Patterdale holds a quiet command over the high, rugged shoulders of the eastern fells. It lies 7.1 miles north of Ambleside (from Ambleside: bearing 3°T, OS grid NY 384 159), and is situated south of Glenridding village. Within the expansive embrace of the Lake District National Park, the landscape here sharpens into dramatic ridgelines and deep, glacial hollows. Above the slate roofs, the presence of Arnison Crag looms like a watchful guardian, its craggy face catching the pale, fleeting gold of a winter sun. Clear waters run through the vicinity, as the tumbling currents of Hag Beck carve their way through the valley floor with a constant, rhythmic murmur. Patterdale remains a place where the wind carries the scent of damp bracken and stone, offering a stark beauty that defies the softening touch of modern artifice. Hikers often pause here to look toward the heights of Birks, where the horizon meets the sky in a jagged, uncompromising line. The character of Patterdale is defined by this proximity to the wild, where the weight of the mountains humbles the low-lying stone walls and narrow lanes.
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Live animated radar for Patterdale and surroundings — RainViewer.
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About This Patterdale, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Patterdale, 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 Patterdale includes coordinates 54.535294, -2.953022, 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 Patterdale is available on the Patterdale 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.