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Silecroft (Cumbria) weather

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Forecast days

Light rain changing to overcast by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (7.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for Silecroft

    Today (1 March 2026)
    Time
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    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
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    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    ≥95%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    22
    S
    20
    S
    20
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    S
    20
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    32
    31
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    31
    33
    34
    35
    35
    35
    36
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    89%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    22
    22
    22
    20
    20
    19
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (2 March 2026)
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    24
    SSE
    24
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    23
    S
    22
    S
    18
    SSW
    11
    SW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    11
    SSW
    11
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    36
    36
    35
    35
    34
    34
    33
    33
    31
    26
    21
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    18
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    90%
    93%
    94%
    92%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    18
    11
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.3
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    6
    5
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (3 March 2026)
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    N
    8
    N
    7
    N
    7
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    5
    NNW
    4
    NNW
    4
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NW
    7
    NNW
    7
    N
    7
    NNE
    7
    NE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    E
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    13
    12
    11
    11
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    13
    16
    17
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    9
    11
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (4 March 2026)
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    16
    E
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    23
    24
    24
    25
    26
    25
    24
    23
    22
    22
    22
    23
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    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%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 March 2026)
    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 Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    16
    SE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SE
    15
    SSE
    15
    S
    15
    W
    15
    NW
    16
    NW
    17
    NNW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    27
    27
    27
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    25
    27
    25
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    27
    28
    29
    28
    28
    27
    27
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    17
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    10
    W
    10
    SW
    8
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    22
    20
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    77%
    77%
    81%
    85%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    13
    12
    10
    10
    8
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SE
    9
    ESE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    14
    17
    17
    16
    15
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    83%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 1 March

    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 1 March

    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 1 March

    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 1 March

    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 2 March

    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 2 March

    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 2 March

    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 2 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 some rain and drizzle.

    Today:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, most persistent through the morning and turning heavy at times over the hills. Perhaps some drier spells in the afternoon. Windy and mild. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    A cloudy evening to come and often very windy, particularly around coasts with a risk of gales. Spells of rain becoming more widespread through the early hours. Mild. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Monday:

    An unsettled start to the week with wind and rain though some drier spells to end the day with lighter winds. Temperatures remain above average for the time of year. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Drier overall on Tuesday and Wednesday with high pressure in charge. A chance of rain returning on Thursday. Staying mild with winds easing.

    Updated:

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