Overview
Saturday 24 October 2026 · checked 16:00
4 flood warnings in force, including Cumbrian coastline from St Bees Head to Haverigg, along the coast from North Head to Haverigg
Flooding is expected. Immediate action required. 11 flood alerts are also in force across Cumbria.
Flood warnings4
Flood alerts11
Severe warnings0 Gauges above normal
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Met Office weather warnings
Weather, not flooding. Flood warnings come from the Environment Agency.- Amber amber warning of Wind 20:00 Sat 24 Oct to 21:00 Sun 25 Oct Details from the Met Office
- Yellow yellow warning of Rain until 22:00 Sat 24 Oct Details from the Met Office
- Yellow yellow warning of Wind until 21:00 Sun 25 Oct Details from the Met Office
- Yellow yellow warning of Wind 03:00 Tue 27 Oct to 23:59 Tue 27 Oct Details from the Met Office
River levels against normal
Latest reading at each gauge, as a share of the top of its normal range. Highest first.
River Calder at Calder Hall
Highest against normal right now · level at 15:15
0.56 m
▲ Rising · +0.16 m in 6 hours
0.04 m above the top of its normal range
Normal range0.16 – 0.52 m
Highest on record2.22 m
Rain in the last 24 hours
Average of the Environment Agency rain gauges within 7.5 miles of each place. Wettest first.
Flood risk, next 5 days
- TodayLow
- Sun 25 OctVery low
- Mon 26 OctLow
- Tue 27 OctLow
- Wed 28 OctVery low
Cumbria's flood risk from the Flood Forecasting Centre, issued 10:30. It's for planning ahead. For what's happening now, follow the warnings and alerts.
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Where it's happening
All places- Flood warning
- Flood alert
- No alert
- Gauge above normal
Outlines show where a warning or alert applies, not where it is flooding now.
Raised each month
Flood alerts and warnings recorded by this site. Hover or tap a month for its numbers.
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