Yanwath commands a quiet authority over the lush, verdant contours of the Cumbrian landscape. It lies 1.7 miles south of Penrith (from Penrith: bearing 185°T, OS grid NY 511 277), and is situated north-north-west of Glen Dowlin village. The River Eamont traces a silver, serpentine path just 0.4 miles to the north-east, its waters reflecting the shifting moods of the sky. Yanwath finds its place within the protected expanse of the Lake District National Park, where the horizon broadens into a vast, rolling theatre of grey stone and emerald turf. A sense of deep, ancient permanence lingers here, anchored by the proximity of Neolithic earthworks like Mayburgh Henge, which stand as silent witnesses to the passage of centuries. The light in this corner of the world possesses a peculiar clarity, sharpening the edges of the drystone walls that partition the fields into a geometric puzzle. Farming remains the pulse of the geography, though the modern hum of the nearby A66 provides a stark, rhythmic counterpoint to the stillness of the lanes. Visitors walking the footpaths near Yanwath often encounter the sudden, heavy silence that falls when the wind drops, leaving only the distant, liquid call of a curlew to punctuate the air.
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Live animated radar for Yanwath and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Yanwath, 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 Yanwath includes coordinates 54.642206, -2.758469, 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 Yanwath is available on the Yanwath 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.