Mountain weather
Lake District
Confidence
High confidence for spells of unsettled weather, but low confidence for the details Friday and Saturday.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Tue 19 MaySunrise:Sunset:
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Wed 20 MaySunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Dry with some bright or sunny spells at first, but clouding over through the evening with a few spots of light rain in the late evening. Cloud becoming quite widespread down to 400-600m through the evening with associated poor visibilities. Strengthening south to southeast winds reaching 25-35mph in places.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
Strong Sunlight
Severe Chill Effect
Thunderstorms
Heavy Persistent Rain
Mountain weather forecast
Cloud, rain in morning. Bright spells, heavy showers later. Windy.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
≥95%
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≥95%
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90%
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70%
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70%
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50%
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70%
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70%
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Wind direction and speed
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900m
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900m | S 29mph knots
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29mph |
SE 35mph knots
SE
35mph |
SE 38mph knots
SE
38mph |
S 32mph knots
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32mph |
S 27mph knots
S
27mph |
SW 30mph knots
SW
30mph |
SW 33mph knots
SW
33mph |
SW 33mph knots
SW
33mph |
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600m
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600m | S 23mph knots
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23mph |
SE 26mph knots
SE
26mph |
SE 27mph knots
SE
27mph |
S 27mph knots
S
27mph |
S 21mph knots
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21mph |
SW 25mph knots
SW
25mph |
SW 26mph knots
SW
26mph |
SW 26mph knots
SW
26mph |
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300m
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300m | SE 10mph knots
SE
10mph |
SE 13mph knots
SE
13mph |
SE 13mph knots
SE
13mph |
S 14mph knots
S
14mph |
S 11mph knots
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11mph |
S 13mph knots
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13mph |
S 13mph knots
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13mph |
S 13mph knots
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13mph |
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Valley
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Valley | SE 8mph knots
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8mph |
SE 12mph knots
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12mph |
SE 13mph knots
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13mph |
S 13mph knots
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13mph |
S 12mph knots
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12mph |
S 14mph knots
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14mph |
S 15mph knots
S
15mph |
S 14mph knots
S
14mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 37mph | 44mph | 47mph | 41mph | 35mph | 39mph | 42mph | 42mph |
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600m
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600m | 32mph | 37mph | 38mph | 36mph | 30mph | 35mph | 38mph | 37mph |
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300m
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300m | 27mph | 31mph | 32mph | 31mph | 26mph | 29mph | 30mph | 30mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 22mph | 27mph | 29mph | 28mph | 25mph | 28mph | 29mph | 29mph |
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900m
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900m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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600m
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600m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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300m
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300m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1600m
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1800m
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2200m
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1900m
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2000m
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1900m
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1800m
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1900m
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900m
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900m | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C |
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600m
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600m | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C |
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300m
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300m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1600m
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1800m
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2200m
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1900m
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2000m
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1900m
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1800m
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1900m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Gusts over 40mph will give difficult walking conditions with a risk of being blown off balance. Navigation could be challenging with energy output significantly increased when walking into the wind. Feeling cold at height so suitable clothing is advised. Spells of heavy rain will mean waterproofs are required and some conditions underfoot will become slippery or heavy-going.
Weather
Cloudy through the morning with outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, this clearing away by mid-morning. Then variable cloud and some heavy showers, small chance of thunder for a time in the early afternoon, though brightness may break through at times. Quite windy, and chilly at height.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
20% or less early morning. Rising to 50% by mid-morning.
Low cloud and visibility
Widespread cloud down to 400-600m in the early morning with poor visibilities in persistent rain and hill fog. Then showers causing visibilities to fall rapidly and temporarily poor, but with good visibilities and spells of clear summits in-between.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Mostly cloudy with showery outbreaks of rain, these heavy and persistent at times.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
40%, best chances for a time in the afternoon.
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwest gusting 30-40mph in the morning, easing later.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 6C to plus 9C.
- Valley Plus 9C rising to plus 15C by day.
- Freezing level Well above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Quite extensive areas of cloud down to 400-600m and visibilities falling poor in frequent outbreaks of rain. Drier for a time in the afternoon with the best chance of prolonged clear summits.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Thu 21 May
Cloudy with outbreaks of rain in the morning. Drier with some bright spells possible later. Fresh to strong south to southwest winds. A touch warmer than Wednesday.
Fri 22 May
Warmer again. Low confidence in exact details. Likely dry start. Chance of heavy rain later. Fresh southerly winds.
Sat 23 May
Low confidence in exact details. Likely some heavy rain to start, becoming drier later. Warm. 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.