Raughton Head, Cumbria Weather
About Raughton Head, Cumbria
Raughton Head commands a quiet prominence over the rolling Cumbrian landscape, where the earth rises in soft, verdant swells. It lies 6.5 miles south-south-west of Carlisle (from Carlisle: bearing 192°T, OS grid NY 378 455), and is situated north-west of Highbridge village. To the east, the rising slopes of Raughtonhead Hill catch the first pale light of dawn, casting long, lean shadows across the pastures. The River Roe winds its way through the nearby lowlands, its waters carving a silver thread through the fields with a persistent, rhythmic vitality. Raughton Head maintains a character defined by this proximity to the elements, where the wind carries the scent of damp moss and upturned soil from the surrounding acreage. Further to the south-east, the stone remnants of High Head Castle stand as a silent observer of the changing seasons and the slow turning of the sun. The local architecture reflects a sturdy dedication to the terrain, with traditional buildings fashioned from the very stone that defines the underlying geology. Life here follows the pulse of the weather and the turning of the seasons, maintaining a grounded connection to the land that sustains it.
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About This Raughton Head, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Raughton Head, 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 Head includes coordinates 54.801059, -2.9679, 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 Head is available on the Raughton Head 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.