Rusland Cross, Cumbria Weather
About Rusland Cross, Cumbria
Rusland Cross marks a quiet convergence of lanes where the damp, peat-scented air of the lowlands meets the rugged ascent of the fells. It lies 6.4 miles south-west of Bowness-on-Windermere (from Bowness-on-Windermere: bearing 217°T, OS grid SD 340 888), and is situated west-north-west of Finsthwaite village. Within the verdant boundaries of the Lake District National Park, Rusland Cross serves as a threshold to a landscape defined by the slow, deliberate movement of water. To the west, the dark, acidic waters of Yew Beck slip through the bracken, carrying the runoff from the high ground toward the valley floor. Nearby, the Rusland Valley Mosses SSSI provide a sanctuary of bog and fen, where the light catches the cotton-grass in a shimmer of silver against the deep, muted greens of the marsh. The heavy, iron-rich earth of this territory once fed the fires of local industry, leaving behind a stillness that feels both ancient and watchful. Here, the horizon is dominated by the subtle, rolling shadows of the land, rather than the sharp edges of human architecture. Rusland Cross remains a place where the geography dictates the pace of life, demanding a patient eye to appreciate the shifting clarity of the Cumbrian sky.
Flight conditions near Rusland Cross. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Rusland Cross and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Rusland Cross, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rusland Cross, 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 Rusland Cross includes coordinates 54.290888, -3.014936, 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 Rusland Cross is available on the Rusland Cross 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.