Severe Flood ● Closed
Flooding is expected: Rivers in Ambleside, Rydal Road, Kirkfield, Rothay Park, Fisher Beck, The Borrans, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Rising river levels are expected to cause flooding this evening.
Flooding is expected on Saturday 24 October
Locations most affected will be near the River Rothay, Greenbank Drain, Stock Ghyll, Kirkfield Drain, Fisher Beck, Scandale Beck, with low lying land and roads expected to be most affected, particularly around Rivers in Ambleside, Rydal Road, Stoney Lane, Kirkfield, Fair View Road, Rothay Park, Riverside, Fisher Beck, The Borrans, Lake Road.
We are monitoring rainfall and river levels
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water. Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 9:00AM on Sunday 25 October or as the situation changes.
Measurements
| Coordinates | 54.4306, -2.9650 |
|---|---|
| Region | Rivers in Ambleside, Rydal Road, Kirkfield, Rothay Park, Fisher Beck, The Borrans |
| Location Precision | polygon |
| Issuing Authority | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — uk-metoffice-en |
| Cap Urgency | Immediate |
| Cap Certainty | Likely |
| Cap Expires | 2026-10-26T16:45:04+00:00 |
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Satellite view, before and after
The latest clear Sentinel-2 pass before this event and the earliest one after it.
18 Oct 2026, 6 days before this event. 11.5% cloud across the tile.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026, found through the Earth Search catalogue (Element 84) and served from the AWS Open Data Sentinel-2 archive.
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