Mountain weather
Lake District
Confidence
High confidence for showery conditions until Friday but low confidence in local detail. Lower confidence over the weekend due to uncertainty in detail of passing low.
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Wed 3 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Thu 4 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
Heavy Persistent Rain
Gales
Thunderstorms
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Cloudy with showers, some heavy or thundery later. Strong south to southeast winds veering southwest only.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
40%
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80%
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80%
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70%
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70%
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50%
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Wind direction and speed
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900m
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900m | SW 25mph knots
SW
25mph |
S 32mph knots
S
32mph |
S 38mph knots
S
38mph |
SW 35mph knots
SW
35mph |
SW 34mph knots
SW
34mph |
SW 33mph knots
SW
33mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph |
S 26mph knots
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26mph |
S 32mph knots
S
32mph |
SW 30mph knots
SW
30mph |
SW 29mph knots
SW
29mph |
SW 28mph knots
SW
28mph |
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300m
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300m | S 9mph knots
S
9mph |
S 10mph knots
S
10mph |
S 14mph knots
S
14mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
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Valley
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Valley | SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
S 8mph knots
S
8mph |
S 15mph knots
S
15mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 30mph | 39mph | 47mph | 44mph | 43mph | 42mph |
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600m
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600m | 25mph | 33mph | 43mph | 41mph | 39mph | 38mph |
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300m
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300m | 22mph | 27mph | 35mph | 32mph | 31mph | 30mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 19mph | 22mph | 32mph | 31mph | 28mph | 29mph |
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900m
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900m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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600m
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600m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2000m
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2000m
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2200m
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2100m
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1900m
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1900m
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900m
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900m | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C |
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600m
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600m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°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 | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2000m
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2000m
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2200m
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2100m
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1900m
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1900m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Low cloud will linger through the day, this combined with the rain will lower visibility, making navigation difficult.
Weather
Cloudy with scattered showers these becoming frequent, merging into longer periods of rain through the morning. These showers will be heavy and possible thundery at times.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
20%.
Low cloud and visibility
Broken to overcast cloud 400-700m will linger through the day. The visibility will fall poor in showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Cloudy with showers, these frequent and at times heavy in the morning. Bright spells will increase later in the afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30% in the morning but 60% in the east and through the afternoon.
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwest 25-30mph gust 40mph.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 7C.
- Valley Plus 11C rising plus 17C.
- Freezing level Above the summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Broken cloud 500-700m will linger through the day. The visibility will fall poor in showers but very poor in heavy falls.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Fri 5 Jun
Bright spells with the odd early shower. Fresh westerly summit winds.
Sat 6 Jun
Mostly dry with bright spells. Scattered showers build from late afternoon. Moderate southerly summit winds.
Sun 7 Jun
Bright spells becoming cloudy with frequent showers from the afternoon. Fresh southerly summit winds.
Mountain weather information
Fri 5 Jun
Bright spells with the odd early shower. Fresh westerly summit winds.
Sat 6 Jun
Mostly dry with bright spells. Scattered showers build from late afternoon. Moderate southerly summit winds.
Sun 7 Jun
Bright spells becoming cloudy with frequent showers from the afternoon. Fresh southerly summit winds.
Summit specific forecast
The Lake District covers an area of 885 square miles with its highest point, Scafell Pike, standing at 978 metres.