The Lound, Cumbria Weather
About The Lound, Cumbria
The Lound retains a quiet composure, acting as a modest threshold between the bustle of a northern market town and the wider, rugged expanse of the countryside. It lies 0.8 miles south-south-east of Kendal (from Kendal: bearing 159°T, OS grid SD 519 918). This transition point sits firmly within the Lake District National Park, where the horizon begins to tighten into the familiar, weathered limestone ridges of the region. A short walk to the north-west reveals the sturdy, ancient masonry of Nether Bridge, a structure that has watched the river current sharpen against its piers for centuries. In the opposite direction, the greenery of Ford Park offers a respite of open lawns, providing a deliberate contrast to the tighter, historical layout of the nearby streets. The Lound benefits from this proximity to both cultivated parkland and the wilder, elevated topography that defines the surrounding fells. Light here often feels filtered, caught by the high, slate-grey clouds that frequently drift in from the Irish Sea to soften the edges of the local architecture. It remains a place of steady, understated transitions, where the pace of the modern world slows to match the enduring character of the Cumbrian landscape.
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About This The Lound, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for The Lound, 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 The Lound includes coordinates 54.319545, -2.740128, 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 The Lound is available on the The Lound 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.