Rusland emerges from the low-lying basin of the Leven valley, where the moisture of the earth seems to hold the light in a permanent, soft suspension. It lies 6.4 miles south-west of Bowness-on-Windermere (from Bowness-on-Windermere: bearing 222°T, OS grid SD 332 894), and is situated south of Satterthwaite village. Within the verdant boundaries of the Lake District National Park, the landscape remains defined by the patient persistence of water and the quiet industry of those who laboured here before. Only a short distance to the north-east, the stone remnants of the Stony Hazel Finery Forge serve as a reminder of an age when charcoal fires burned hot against the damp air to refine iron. Nearby, the silent, boggy expanse of Rusland Moss acts as a vast, natural reservoir, its peat-rich soil preserving the memory of ancient flora. The waters of Bell Beck trace a winding path through the heavy, dark loam, carving routes that have guided the movement of life across these fields for generations. Rusland keeps a humble pace, favouring the slow, deliberate growth of ferns and mosses over the clamour of modern ambition. Every stone wall and gatepost in Rusland reflects a singular, enduring relationship with the rugged geography of the Cumbrian fells.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rusland, 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 includes coordinates 54.296147, -3.026466, 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 is available on the Rusland 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.