Shire, Cumbria Weather
About Shire, Cumbria
Shire commands the rugged transition where the Pennine fringes begin their slow, defiant ascent toward the high fells. It lies 6.9 miles east-north-east of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 64°T, OS grid NY 614 351), and is situated west-north-west of Ousby village. The light here possesses a singular, thin clarity, often catching the pale stone of local dwellings as the sun retreats behind the silhouette of Sooty Hill. To the east, the rhythmic movement of Ardale Beck provides a constant, low-frequency pulse, carving a path through the earth that has defined the local topography for centuries. Shire remains a place of quiet industry, where the agricultural legacy of the Cumbrian landscape dictates the pace of the turning seasons. Beyond the immediate cluster of homes, the horizon expands toward the imposing mass of Ellercow Hill, which casts long, cooling shadows across the pastures during the late afternoon. This terrain demands a certain fortitude from its inhabitants, who live in close proximity to the unyielding temperament of the northern weather. Shire maintains a character defined by the wind-swept solitude of the moorland, far removed from the clamour of more crowded districts.
Flight conditions near Shire. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Shire and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Shire, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shire, 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 Shire includes coordinates 54.710057, -2.599762, 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 Shire is available on the Shire 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.