Mountain weather
Lake District
Confidence
High for Thursday. High for changeable weather to continue into the weekend.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Thu 24 SepSunrise:Sunset:
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Fri 25 SepSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Dry and mostly clear. Light winds.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Gales
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Dry and bright with strong summit winds.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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Wind direction and speed
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900m
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900m | NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph |
SE 9mph knots
SE
9mph |
SE 17mph knots
SE
17mph |
S 30mph knots
S
30mph |
S 26mph knots
S
26mph |
S 28mph knots
S
28mph |
S 31mph knots
S
31mph |
S 31mph knots
S
31mph |
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600m
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600m | E 3mph knots
E
3mph |
SE 8mph knots
SE
8mph |
SE 17mph knots
SE
17mph |
S 24mph knots
S
24mph |
S 22mph knots
S
22mph |
S 25mph knots
S
25mph |
S 27mph knots
S
27mph |
S 26mph knots
S
26mph |
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300m
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300m | N 2mph knots
N
2mph |
SE 4mph knots
SE
4mph |
SE 7mph knots
SE
7mph |
S 11mph knots
S
11mph |
S 12mph knots
S
12mph |
S 14mph knots
S
14mph |
S 12mph knots
S
12mph |
S 12mph knots
S
12mph |
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Valley
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Valley | NE 3mph knots
NE
3mph |
SE 3mph knots
SE
3mph |
SE 3mph knots
SE
3mph |
S 8mph knots
S
8mph |
S 11mph knots
S
11mph |
S 13mph knots
S
13mph |
S 12mph knots
S
12mph |
S 12mph knots
S
12mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 5mph | 11mph | 21mph | 36mph | 33mph | 36mph | 40mph | 39mph |
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600m
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600m | 4mph | 11mph | 25mph | 33mph | 30mph | 34mph | 38mph | 36mph |
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300m
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300m | 4mph | 9mph | 16mph | 24mph | 25mph | 29mph | 29mph | 28mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 4mph | 8mph | 13mph | 19mph | 22mph | 26mph | 25mph | 25mph |
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Time
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900m
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900m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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600m
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600m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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300m
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300m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1400m
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1400m
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1500m
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1600m
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2000m
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2800m
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2700m
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2900m
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Time
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900m
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900m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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600m
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600m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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300m
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300m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1400m
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1400m
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1500m
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1600m
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2000m
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2800m
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2700m
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2900m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Strong winds at height will make for slow progress and a chilling effect.
Weather
Dry throughout with some hazy sunshine. More in the way of cloudier skies developing from mid-afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
80%
Low cloud and visibility
Good visibility with little in the way of summit cloud for most of the day. Areas of cloud down to 800 to 900 metres developing from mid-afternoon, lowest bases after dark.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Cloudy in the morning with outbreaks of rain, although this turning light and patchy later in the morning. Dry in the afternoon, chance of a brief passing shower in the evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60%, best chance in the afternoon
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwesterly average speeds of 25 mph in the early hours, otherwise 15 mph during the daytime
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 10 Celsius
- Valley Plus 10 rising to 16 Celsius
- Freezing level Above summits
Low cloud and visibility
Areas of cloud down to 700 metres in the morning, this becoming patchy by late morning. Cloud lifting off the tops in the afternoon.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sat 26 Sep
Dry and partly cloudy. Freshening southwesterly winds later in the day.
Sun 27 Sep
Dry for most of the day before rain spreads southeast later in the day. Strong to gale southwesterly summit winds.
Mon 28 Sep
Dry and partly cloudy. Light winds.
Summit specific forecast
The Lake District covers an area of 885 square miles with its highest point, Scafell Pike, standing at 978 metres.