Raffles, Cumbria Weather
About Raffles, Cumbria
Raffles emerges from the western edge of the city as a landscape of structured residential streets and quiet, pragmatic architecture. It lies 1.5 miles west of Carlisle (from Carlisle: bearing 263°T, OS grid NY 379 554). The light here often catches the flat, unassuming planes of the houses, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the grid-like order of the neighbourhood. Residents often walk the short distance to Heysham Park, where the manicured lawns offer a green respite from the surrounding brickwork. Nearby, the water of Parham Beck moves with a persistent, low murmur, carving a narrow path through the earth that provides a faint, rhythmic soundtrack to the afternoon. Further to the north, the historic weight of Hadrian’s Wall remnants adds a sense of ancient permanence to the horizon, grounding the modern sprawl in a much older narrative. Raffles maintains a distinct character, balancing the utilitarian needs of its inhabitants with the gentle, changing colours of the Cumbrian sky. The air carries a cool, crisp clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the distant hills, reminding one that the wilder reaches of the north are never truly far away.
Flight conditions near Raffles. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Raffles and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Raffles, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Raffles, 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 Raffles includes coordinates 54.890152, -2.969303, 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 Raffles is available on the Raffles 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.