Sellafield, Cumbria Weather
About Sellafield, Cumbria
Sellafield commands a stark, industrial presence upon the Cumbrian coastline, where the restless Irish Sea meets the low-lying plains. It lies 3.9 miles south-south-east of Egremont (from Egremont: bearing 168°T, OS grid NY 022 044), and is situated south-west of Calder Bridge village. The horizon here is dominated by the monolithic Windscale Pile 1 chimney, a historic ruin that casts a long, geometric shadow over the surrounding salt-marsh and scrub. Beyond the perimeter fences, the land softens into the quiet, biodiverse expanse of Low Church Moss Sssi, where seasonal rains gather in stagnant pools. The air often carries a sharp, metallic tang, sharpened by the saline winds that scour the exposed Watch Hill just a short distance to the west. Sellafield remains a place of profound technological gravity, tethered to the earth by deep concrete foundations and a singular, relentless purpose. Sunlight glints off the corrugated steel of modern facilities, creating a harsh brilliance that contrasts with the muted, grey-green tones of the wilder, unmanaged coastline.
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About This Sellafield, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sellafield, 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 Sellafield includes coordinates 54.425721, -3.507864, 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 Sellafield is available on the Sellafield 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.