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Silecroft (Cumbria) weather

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Forecast days

Partly cloudy.
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 (30 August 2025)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    Temperature
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    Visibility
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (31 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    26
    S
    25
    S
    25
    S
    26
    S
    26
    S
    27
    S
    26
    S
    25
    S
    25
    S
    25
    S
    25
    S
    26
    S
    27
    S
    29
    S
    30
    S
    31
    S
    31
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    38
    39
    38
    39
    40
    39
    39
    39
    39
    41
    43
    43
    42
    40
    41
    41
    39
    37
    40
    44
    44
    44
    43
    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
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    72%
    69%
    69%
    71%
    68%
    69%
    66%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    70%
    73%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 4 5 5 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    25
    25
    26
    26
    27
    26
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    27
    29
    30
    31
    31
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (1 September 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    31
    S
    29
    S
    28
    S
    28
    S
    27
    S
    26
    S
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    44
    43
    42
    41
    39
    37
    35
    34
    34
    32
    34
    33
    34
    35
    35
    35
    35
    34
    34
    32
    31
    30
    30
    31
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    78%
    80%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    31
    29
    27
    24
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.5
    1.4
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    7
    7
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (2 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SSW
    16
    S
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    20
    S
    19
    S
    18
    S
    17
    S
    16
    SSE
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    SW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    28
    27
    26
    24
    23
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    24
    25
    23
    21
    20
    19
    20
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    81%
    77%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    16
    19
    18
    15
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    S
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    16
    18
    19
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    19
    17
    18
    15
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    12
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 September 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SSW
    17
    SW
    18
    WSW
    19
    SW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    21
    18
    20
    23
    27
    27
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    80%
    81%
    80%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    78%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    6
    9
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    28
    29
    29
    27
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    79%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 31 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 31 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 31 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 31 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 1 September

    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 1 September

    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 1 September

    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 1 September

    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 2 September

    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 2 September

    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 2 September

    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 2 September

    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 3 September

    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 3 September

    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 3 September

    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 3 September

    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 4 September

    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 4 September

    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 4 September

    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 4 September

    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 5 September

    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 5 September

    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 5 September

    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 5 September

    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:

    Remaining unsettled throughout the rest of the weekend.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A wet start to the evening with rain moving eastwards, before clearing to a mix of clear spells and a few showers. The showers will be mainly near coasts where it will also remain breezy. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Sunday:

    A bright day with blustery showers. Heavy, sometimes thundery downpours are expected throughout the day, interspersed with drier, sunnier spells. Windy, especially along the coast. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Scattered showers continue, giving a distinctly autumnal feel to the new working week. Longer spells of rain are expected at times, but there will be some breaks to sunshine too.

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