Raughton emerges from the Cumbrian landscape as a collection of quiet stone dwellings defined by the low, insistent pull of the earth. It lies 5.2 miles south of Carlisle (from Carlisle: bearing 186°T, OS grid NY 392 474), and is situated south-east of Buckabank village. The land here holds the damp memory of winter long into the spring, draining slowly toward the winding path of Pen Beck just a short distance away. To the east, the rising slopes of Bird’s Hill catch the first grey light of dawn, casting long, lean shadows across the fields that surround Raughton. The air carries a heavy, mineral scent from the water, a stark contrast to the distant, rhythmic hum of the modern world. Farmers have worked these particular acres for generations, their progress marked only by the shifting colours of the hedgerows and the turning of the soil. Time moves here with a deliberate, singular weight, unbothered by the passing of the seasons or the changing of the sky.
Flight conditions near Raughton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Raughton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Raughton, 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 Raughton includes coordinates 54.81851, -2.94751, 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 Raughton is available on the Raughton 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.