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Silecroft (Cumbria) weather

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Forecast days

Overcast changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Silecroft

    Today (7 August 2025)
    Time
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    29
    27
    27
    28
    29
    29
    28
    28
    29
    29
    28
    27
    25
    23
    23
    Visibility
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    75%
    UV 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.8
    1.6
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (8 August 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    18
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    26
    26
    27
    28
    29
    29
    29
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    30
    32
    33
    32
    30
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    73%
    69%
    67%
    68%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    78%
    84%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    19
    21
    21
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (9 August 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    20
    SW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    20
    SW
    22
    WSW
    22
    SW
    19
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    27
    29
    32
    34
    33
    29
    24
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    83%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    UV - - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    18
    18
    20
    22
    21
    19
    17
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.2
    1.0
    1.3
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.0
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (10 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    W
    8
    WSW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    7
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    14
    17
    18
    15
    14
    16
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    75%
    71%
    71%
    72%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    82%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    8
    9
    10
    8
    7
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (11 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    W
    11
    W
    9
    NW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    11
    10
    8
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    14
    15
    13
    12
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    0.9
    0.7
    0.6
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (12 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    7
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    ESE
    8
    S
    8
    S
    7
    SSE
    5
    NE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    8
    10
    10
    7
    6
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    90%
    88%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (13 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    18°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    ENE
    7
    NE
    8
    SE
    9
    SSE
    10
    S
    9
    WSW
    8
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    9
    12
    13
    11
    9
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 7 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 7 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 7 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 7 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 8 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 8 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 8 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 8 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 9 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 9 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 9 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 9 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 10 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 10 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 10 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 10 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 11 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 11 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 11 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 11 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 12 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 12 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 12 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 12 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 13 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 13 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 13 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 13 August

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    North West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy with rain. Brighter spells later.

    Today:

    A damp start with outbreaks of rain sinking southwards. Brighter skies following from the north with sunny spells developing more widely by the afternoon. Breezy but winds gradually easing later. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Tonight:

    Largely dry for most this evening, with the odd shower possible across Cumbria. Staying dry overnight with occasional clear spells. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Friday:

    Dry for most on Friday with a mixture of bright or sunny spells. Feeling pleasant in the sunshine though still breezy, especially over the hills and coasts. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    High pressure will bring a generally dry weekend with sunny spells, but still rather breezy on Saturday. Showers possible on Monday. Feeling warmer with temperatures above average.

    Updated:

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