Overview
Places
Carlisle

Carlisle

Checked 02:05

Save to my places

Carlisle guideon Cumbria Guru

No flood warnings or alerts for Carlisle

Rivers near Carlisle are not covered by any warning or alert right now.

Warnings and alerts here

All of Cumbria

Where

Nearest river gauges

Last 24 hours. Select a gauge for its full chart.

Skew Bridge Normal River Caldew · 0.2 miles away 0.64 m 11% of normal top (3.00 m) · ▶ Steady over 6 hours Denton Holme Normal River Caldew · 0.5 miles away 0.49 m 22% of normal top (2.20 m) · ▶ Steady over 6 hours Little Caldew Maltings Normal Little Caldew · 0.7 miles away 0.35 m 9% of normal top (2.00 m) · ▶ Steady over 6 hours Botcherby Bridge, Carlisle Normal River Petteril · 0.9 miles away 0.72 m 25% of normal top (1.40 m) · ▶ Steady over 6 hours

Rain near Carlisle

Average of 2 Environment Agency rain gauges within 7 miles · latest reading 01:30

Last hour0.0 mm Last 6 hours0.0 mm Last 24 hours0.0 mm Last 7 days62.6 mm
wettest gauge 66.1 mm

Heavy: 4 mm an hour

12:00 Thu 12:00 Fri

Rain per hour, last 48 hours, in millimetres. Rain gauges often report a few hours late, so the newest hours can fill in later. Rain at every gauge in Cumbria

Be ready

Nothing is in force here now. A little preparation now saves time later.

Sign up to Floodline for free official warnings by phone, text or email.
Save this place to get our alerts by email or on your phone.
Make a flood plan and a flood kit, and know how to turn off your gas, electricity and water.

More advice on GOV.UK · Prepare for flooding · After a flood

Local help

Life in dangerCall 999
Floodline: official flood warnings0345 988 1188
Report flooding to the Environment Agency0800 80 70 60
Power cutCall 105, or see the Electricity North West map
Smell gasCall 0800 111 999
Sewer flooding or water supplyUnited Utilities

Cumberland Council

All contacts and advice

Flood history

82 flood episodes involving Carlisle since records began in January 2024.

From Cumbria Guru

Visiting Carlisle?

Carlisle brings together a castle, cathedral, museums, shopping and more than two thousand years of border history, making it a strong city base for northern Cumbria and Hadrian’s Wall.

Explore Carlisle