Townhead, Cumbria Weather
About Townhead, Cumbria
Townhead emerges from the Cumbrian landscape as a modest collection of dwellings that hold the quiet endurance of the northern uplands. It lies 2.5 miles east of Maryport (from Maryport: bearing 98°T, OS grid NY 074 358), and is situated east-south-east of Dearham village. The horizon here is defined by the steady, unyielding presence of Pleasant View, which rises to the south-west to catch the first pale light of dawn. Below these slopes, the water of Row Beck drifts eastward, carving a thin, silver thread through the fields that have long supported the local agricultural rhythm. Townhead maintains a character shaped by the legacy of coal mining, a history that lingers in the quietude of the surrounding pastures. The air carries a crisp, Atlantic sharpness, untempered by the shelter of deep valleys or dense woodland. One can trace the faint, industrial echoes of the region by looking toward the ancient earthworks of the old colliery spoils, which remain as silent sentinels over the green expanse. This is a place where the sky feels vast and heavy with the promise of rain, casting long, shifting shadows across the lanes that connect these scattered houses.
Flight conditions near Townhead. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Townhead and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Townhead, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Townhead, 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 Townhead includes coordinates 54.709234, -3.438259, 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 Townhead is available on the Townhead 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.