Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Lake District

Confidence

High becoming Medium in details from Thursday.

Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.

Strong Sunlight
Harmful UV levels from sunlight increase with altitude giving a greater risk of sunburn and eye damage, even on some overcast days. On breezy days, the cooling effect of wind on exposed skin may disguise any feeling of sunburn until it is too late. If there is snow cover, glare increases the effect of UV rays especially on the eyes. It is advisable to wear sun block, protective clothing such as a long-sleeved top and hat and have good quality eye protection.

Mountain weather forecast

Becoming sunny and very warm or hot.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny Sunny Clear night
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%

Wind direction and speed

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m S 18mph knots
S
18mph
S 21mph knots
S
21mph
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph
W 9mph knots
W
9mph
W 8mph knots
W
8mph
600m
600m S 18mph knots
S
18mph
S 19mph knots
S
19mph
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph
W 7mph knots
W
7mph
W 7mph knots
W
7mph
300m
300m S 8mph knots
S
8mph
S 8mph knots
S
8mph
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph
W 5mph knots
W
5mph
W 3mph knots
W
3mph
NW 4mph knots
NW
4mph
Valley
Valley SE 2mph knots
SE
2mph
SE 3mph knots
SE
3mph
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph
W 4mph knots
W
4mph
NW 3mph knots
NW
3mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 22mph 26mph 21mph 16mph 12mph 10mph
600m
600m 21mph 23mph 19mph 14mph 9mph 11mph
300m
300m 18mph 17mph 16mph 11mph 8mph 7mph
Valley
Valley 14mph 10mph 12mph 10mph 8mph 7mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 14 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 16 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius 19 degrees Celsius 20 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 19 degrees Celsius 20 degrees Celsius 23 degrees Celsius 24 degrees Celsius 23 degrees Celsius 19 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 22 degrees Celsius 23 degrees Celsius 24 degrees Celsius 24 degrees Celsius 24 degrees Celsius 19 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
3300m
3300m
3200m
3400m
3400m
3400m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Plenty of water and sun protection recommended.

Weather

Occasional or patchy cloud around the summits overnight and early morning. This lifting and clearing to leave a bright or sunny day. Becoming very warm or hot.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

40% rising to 90% by afternoon.

Low cloud and visibility

Patchy summit cloud possible overnight and early morning, but generally nil significant. Visibility mostly good or very good except in any early summit cloud.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast