Witherslack remains a place of quiet composure, where the limestone hills of Cumbria hold the weight of the sky above the valley floor. It lies 5.3 miles north-north-east of Grange-over-Sands (from Grange-over-Sands: bearing 19°T, OS grid SD 435 859), and is situated north-west of Mill Side village. High Park Wood stretches toward the horizon, its timbered slopes catching the morning light that spills across the landscape of the Lake District National Park. To the north-east, the limestone scars of the Whitbarrow SSSI rise in stark, pale relief, offering a rugged contrast to the softer greens of the lower pastures. The summit of Lord’s Seat commands a view of this expanse, watching over the quiet passage of days in a land shaped by ancient geological forces. Witherslack preserves a sense of stillness that seems to gather in the hollows and drift slowly between the hedgerows. Here, the air carries a distinct clarity, moving with a steady, cooling breath from the heights of Stang Hill to the fields below. Such terrain demands a patient observation, rewarding those who mark how the shadows lengthen across the grass as the sun descends toward the western ridges.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Witherslack, 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 Witherslack includes coordinates 54.266373, -2.868378, 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 Witherslack is available on the Witherslack 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.