Pica, Cumbria Weather
About Pica, Cumbria
Pica emerges from the Cumbrian landscape as a collection of modest dwellings that mirror the quiet industry of the surrounding West Cumberland coalfield history. It lies 3.6 miles north-east of Whitehaven (from Whitehaven: bearing 51°T, OS grid NY 020 220), and is situated south-west of Gilgarran village. The terrain here rises with a purposeful incline, catching the pale, diffuse light that frequently drifts in from the Irish Sea to soften the edges of the stone walls. To the north-north-west, the waters of Stubsgill Beck trace a winding path through the heavy earth, carving a small, rhythmic pulse into the local geography. The proximity of the ancient, weathered earthworks at Hayes Castle serves as a silent reminder of how deeply the past lingers in the shadows of these modern pastures. Pica remains a place where the horizon feels vast, dominated by the shifting grey-blue clouds that mirror the temper of the northern sky. Residents often look toward the rising ground of High Park, where the land meets the air in a clean, sharp line that defines the boundary of the day. Through the changing seasons, Pica maintains a singular stillness, grounded by the weight of its geology and the persistent, cool breath of the nearby moorlands.
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Live animated radar for Pica and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Pica, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pica, 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 Pica includes coordinates 54.583782, -3.516544, 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 Pica is available on the Pica 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.