Plumgarths emerges from the Cumbrian landscape as a quiet collection of stone and slate, holding a steady gaze toward the rolling horizons. It lies 1.6 miles north-west of Kendal (from Kendal: bearing 309°T, OS grid SD 494 947), and is situated south-west of Burneside village. This cluster of buildings rests firmly within the Lake District National Park, where the air often carries the sharp, clean scent of approaching rain. To the south-west, the limestone ridge of Cunswick Scar rises like a slumbering beast, its pale, fractured face catching the pale morning light. The land here slopes with a deliberate grace, guiding the eye toward the distant, hidden waters of the River Kent. Plumgarths maintains a stoic character, shaped by the harsh, honest weather that sweeps across the northern fells. Above the rooftops, the sky expands with a restless, shifting intensity, turning the grey stone walls into deep shades of charcoal as clouds drift toward the high peaks. The surrounding fields remain quiet, save for the low wind that stirs the grasses and the distant, rhythmic call of sheep grazing upon the slopes.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Plumgarths, 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 Plumgarths includes coordinates 54.345445, -2.778898, 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 Plumgarths is available on the Plumgarths 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.