Ravenglass, Cumbria Weather
About Ravenglass, Cumbria
Ravenglass commands the meeting point of three rivers, where the salt-heavy air of the Irish Sea softens the sharp edges of the Cumbrian coastline. It lies 9.6 miles north-west of Broughton in Furness (from Broughton in Furness: bearing 304°T, OS grid SD 085 963), and is situated south-south-east of Holmrook village. The tide retreats across wide, shifting sands to reveal a landscape where the light turns pearlescent, reflecting the vast, open skies that define this solitary stretch of shore. Near the water's edge, the ancient masonry of the Ravenglass Roman Fort Bath-House stands as a stubborn, hollowed shell against the persistent wind. A short walk reveals the Ravenglass Railway Museum, where the scent of coal smoke and iron lingers as a quiet reminder of a more industrious age. Beyond the tracks, the expansive Drigg Coast SSSI guards a wild, duneswept frontier where the rhythm of the waves dictates the pace of the day. Ravenglass maintains a singular composure, holding fast to its history while the currents of the estuary continue their slow, relentless work upon the earth.
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About This Ravenglass, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ravenglass, 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 Ravenglass includes coordinates 54.35454, -3.408574, 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 Ravenglass is available on the Ravenglass 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.