Red Hills occupies a quiet corner of the Cumbrian landscape where the horizon softens against the distant, brooding fells. It lies 1.2 miles south-south-west of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 208°T, OS grid NY 504 286), and is situated north-west of Yanwath village. This small cluster of dwellings finds itself cradled within the expansive boundary of the Lake District National Park, where the light often takes on a pale, silvered quality as it shifts across the limestone outcrops. To the west, the cooling waters of Carlsike Beck hum a rhythmic accompaniment to the rural stillness, tracing a path through the fields that surround Red Hills. The nearby presence of Rheged offers a modern interpretation of ancient heritage, grounding the site in a landscape that has long been shaped by both geology and human ambition. Travellers passing through might notice how the air feels different here, sharpened by the proximity of the high peaks yet tempered by the low-lying pastures. Red Hills maintains a steady, unadorned presence, looking out over a terrain that holds the weight of centuries in its deep, quiet earth.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Red Hills, 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 Red Hills includes coordinates 54.6501, -2.769232, 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 Red Hills is available on the Red Hills 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.