Winscales, Cumbria Weather
About Winscales, Cumbria
Winscales emerges from the Cumbrian landscape as a collection of stone-built dwellings gathered upon the high, wind-swept ridges that overlook the Solway Firth. It lies 2.6 miles south-south-east of Workington (from Workington: bearing 148°T, OS grid NY 022 251), and is situated east of High Harrington village. The terrain here holds a stark, open character, where the thin soil allows the light to strike the fields with a sharp, uncompromising clarity. To the south, the gentle depression of Gilgarran Gill carves a green, hidden passage through the land, offering a quiet contrast to the exposed elevations of the surrounding pastures. The proximity of the ruins at Hayes Castle serves as a lingering reminder of the defensive legacy that once defined these border territories. Winscales occupies a vantage point where the industrial pulse of the nearby coast meets the persistent, quiet endurance of agricultural life. A traveller might notice how the morning mists cling to the lower hollows, leaving the higher ground of Winscales to catch the first, cold rays of the day. This geography fosters a sense of isolation, granting the inhabitants a wide, panoramic view of an horizon that shifts constantly under the influence of Atlantic weather.
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About This Winscales, Cumbria Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Winscales, 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 Winscales includes coordinates 54.611649, -3.514669, 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 Winscales is available on the Winscales 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.