Risehow, Cumbria Weather
About Risehow, Cumbria
Risehow commands a salt-bitten stretch of the Cumbrian coastline where the wind carries the restless spirit of the Irish Sea. It lies 1.1 miles south-south-west of Maryport (from Maryport: bearing 207°T, OS grid NY 026 349), and is situated north of Fothergill village. The terrain here is shaped by the relentless pressure of water and time, marked most notably by the Rise How Tower 25A, a silent sentinel of the Roman frontier that anchors the landscape to a deeper, more martial past. Beneath the grass, the earth preserves the memory of ancient burials and medieval kilns, offering a quiet contrast to the modern, industrial silhouette of the nearby harbour. To the north-north-west, the damp, shifting expanse of Risehow Scar stretches towards the tide, its wetlands acting as a natural filter for the grey, shifting light that defines this northern coast. The air here feels heavy with the scent of brine and exposed rock, a raw atmosphere that strips away the superfluous and leaves only the stark geometry of the shore. Residents move through a landscape defined by this atmospheric clarity, where the horizon remains an unblinking line between the dark, churning water and the bruised clouds above. Risehow remains defined by this interplay of ancient stone and the cold, rhythmic persistence of the tide.
Flight conditions near Risehow. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Risehow and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Risehow, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Risehow, 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 Risehow includes coordinates 54.700066, -3.512143, 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 Risehow is available on the Risehow 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.