Wilton, Cumbria Weather
About Wilton, Cumbria
Wilton reveals itself as a quiet gathering of stone and pasture, marking a point of transition between the industrial echoes of the coast and the rising spine of the fells. It lies 1.6 miles east of Egremont (from Egremont: bearing 81°T, OS grid NY 036 109), and is situated north of Haile village. The land around Wilton slopes with a deliberate grace, where the light catches the silvered grasses of the fields before falling toward the moisture-rich habitats of Black Moss SSSI. To the north, the elevation of Cow Field exerts a silent, protective gravity over the houses, anchoring them against the prevailing winds. The waters of Quicksand Gill carve a modest, persistent path through the surrounding earth, their movement a constant, low-frequency hum beneath the sounds of the fields. Throughout the day, the sky over Wilton shifts from the pale, washed-out blue of the Irish Sea to the deep, heavy slate that signals the approach of weather from the mountains. This landscape remains primarily defined by its agricultural lineage, where the fences and hedgerows trace patterns as old as the habit of working the soil. Each season brings a distinct clarity to the horizon, sharpening the outlines of the nearby ridges until they appear as solid and immutable as the foundations of the hamlet itself.
Flight conditions near Wilton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Wilton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Wilton, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wilton, 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 Wilton includes coordinates 54.484509, -3.489172, 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 Wilton is available on the Wilton 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.