Weather warning in force LIVE2 Met Office weather warnings are in force for our area, including: Yellow warning of wind affecting North West England (5pm Sat 24 Oct to 9pm Sun 25 Oct). See the weather warnings below for details.Open Contacts on your phone now, so it is saved for when the signal goes.Updated 22 Oct 2026, 11:21am

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Check before you set off. Live road cameras, gritting, closures, the river and the weather – all in one place.

Active weather warnings

From the Met Office · checked 23 Oct 2026, 9:20am

Yellow warning of wind affecting North West England

5pm Sat 24 Oct to 9pm Sun 25 Oct

North West England

Yellow warning of wind affecting North West England: Blackpool, Cumbria, Lancashire valid from 1700 Sat 24 Oct to 2100 Sun 25 Oct

Full details on the Met Office website

Yellow warning of wind affecting North East England

5pm Sat 24 Oct to 9pm Sun 25 Oct

North East England

Yellow warning of wind affecting North East England: Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Redcar and Cleveland, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland valid from 1700 Sat 24 Oct to 2100 Sun 25 Oct

Full details on the Met Office website

Road cameras

Live photos of the roads off the Moor. Tap a photo to see it bigger on the council's website.

Camera photo of the road at A686 HartsidePhoto not available just now

A686 Hartside

The Penrith road over Hartside

Readings not available just now. See the council's page.

Photo: Westmorland and Furness Council. It updates about every 10 minutes.

Camera photo of the road at A689 LaneheadPhoto not available just now

A689 Lanehead

Towards Killhope and Weardale

  • Air 5.3 °C
  • Road surface 4.6 °C
  • Road is Wet
  • Wind 10 mph from south-east

Readings taken 5:20am, Fri 23 Oct

These readings may be out of date. Look at the photo.

Photo: Westmorland and Furness Council. It updates about every 10 minutes.

Camera photo of the road at A69 BramptonPhoto not available just now

A69 Brampton

The main road to Carlisle and Newcastle

  • Air 4.9 °C
  • Road surface 4.9 °C
  • Road is Wet
  • Wind 11 mph from south-east

Readings taken 5:20am, Fri 23 Oct

These readings may be out of date. Look at the photo.

Photo: Westmorland and Furness Council. It updates about every 10 minutes.

Going over Yad Moss (B6277)? There is no camera on the top. The nearest is Durham County Council's Forest-in-Teesdale readings, well to the east.

Gritting and snow

Is your road gritted, and where is the nearest salt bin?

Alston has one of the council's five salt depots. After the main roads, the council aims to clear at least one road into each village.

Road closures and roadworks

Closures and roadworks on our roads and over the county borders.

River and flooding

How high is the river at Alston, and is there a flood alert?

Weather

Warnings and the forecast for the fells.