Sedgwick, Cumbria Weather
About Sedgwick, Cumbria
Sedgwick draws its character from the quiet persistence of the River Kent as it carves a path through the limestone bedrock of Cumbria. It lies 3.7 miles south of Kendal (from Kendal: bearing 182°T, OS grid SD 512 870), and is situated north-north-west of Stainton village. The water here runs with a peculiar, glassy clarity, reflecting the heavy sky in a manner that makes the surrounding meadows seem momentarily adrift. Industrial remnants, such as the nearby Basingill Gunpowder Works, remain as moss-covered silhouettes that anchor the landscape to a time of frantic, explosive enterprise. A short distance away, the Sedgwick Aqueduct spans the terrain with an elegance that belies its utilitarian purpose, carrying the canal over the river in a singular, stone-wrought gesture. The light during the late afternoon catches the ridges of Wellheads Hill, turning the grass into a pale, flickering gold that recedes as the shadows lengthen. This geography demands a certain patience, as the ground itself holds the memory of both the heavy machinery of the past and the slow, rhythmic pulse of the current. Sedgwick exists in this delicate equilibrium, where the echoes of ancient stone and rushing water continue to define the horizon.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Sedgwick, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sedgwick, 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 Sedgwick includes coordinates 54.276552, -2.749831, 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 Sedgwick is available on the Sedgwick 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.