Storth commands a quiet prominence over the Kent Estuary, where the light shifts across the salt-marsh with a silvery, mercurial intensity. It lies 4.5 miles east-north-east of Grange-over-Sands (from Grange-over-Sands: bearing 70°T, OS grid SD 474 802), and is situated south-west of Sandside village. The limestone geology defines the character of Storth, manifesting in the rugged outcrops of Dick Fell Hill that rise abruptly to the south. Visitors find that Storth sits comfortably within the Lake District National Park, inheriting the broader majesty of the protected landscape while maintaining its own distinct coastal composure. To the west, the expansive, tidal flats of Milnthorpe Sands stretch out like a vast, grey canvas, reflecting the pale skies of the North West. The local horizon is punctuated by the skeletal remnants of the past, as the nearby Sandside Quarry Lime Kilns offer a stark reminder of a more industrial age. Storth remains a place of deliberate stillness, where the wind carries the scent of the sea across the fields, binding the land to the rhythms of the tide.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Storth, 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 Storth includes coordinates 54.215654, -2.806617, 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 Storth is available on the Storth 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.