Mountain weather
Lake District
Confidence
High for wet and windy conditions developing on Sunday then for cool and showery weather early next week. There is some uncertainty in the timings of rain clearing on Monday morning then for rain arriving on Thursday.
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Sun 7 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Mon 8 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
A mainly cloudy and dry evening but a few isolated heavy showers around, these dying out. Low cloud becoming extensive above 500m later. Strengthening westerly winds on the tops.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Heavy Persistent Rain
Gales
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
Mainly dry morning. Heavy rain setting in during afternoon. Windy, summit gales.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
40%
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20%
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40%
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40%
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20%
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70%
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≥95%
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≥95%
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Wind direction and speed
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900m
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900m | W 25mph knots
W
25mph |
SW 24mph knots
SW
24mph |
SW 28mph knots
SW
28mph |
SW 34mph knots
SW
34mph |
SW 37mph knots
SW
37mph |
SW 40mph knots
SW
40mph |
SW 38mph knots
SW
38mph |
SW 36mph knots
SW
36mph |
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600m
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600m | W 21mph knots
W
21mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
SW 29mph knots
SW
29mph |
SW 32mph knots
SW
32mph |
SW 33mph knots
SW
33mph |
SW 31mph knots
SW
31mph |
SW 29mph knots
SW
29mph |
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300m
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300m | W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
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Valley
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Valley | W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 31mph | 29mph | 35mph | 43mph | 48mph | 51mph | 49mph | 46mph |
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600m
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600m | 29mph | 22mph | 31mph | 40mph | 45mph | 45mph | 43mph | 41mph |
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300m
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300m | 23mph | 18mph | 25mph | 34mph | 37mph | 36mph | 35mph | 33mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 22mph | 15mph | 24mph | 32mph | 35mph | 35mph | 34mph | 32mph |
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Time
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900m
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900m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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600m
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600m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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300m
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300m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°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 | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2000m
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2100m
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2200m
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1900m
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1900m
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2200m
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2200m
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2200m
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Time
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03:00
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06:00
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900m
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900m | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°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 | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°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 | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°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 | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°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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2100m
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2200m
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1900m
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1900m
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2200m
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2200m
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2200m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Wet and windy weather arriving in the afternoon so good planning, perhaps a lower level route choice, will be required to avoid the worst of the conditions.
Weather
Clear spells for a time overnight then cloud and outbreaks of rain arrive by morning. Rain clears to leave a mainly dry and cloudy morning then rain will start around early afternoon. The rain will turn heavy and persistent with drenching conditions in the strong winds.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
10% early morning, becoming 70% through the morning, then becoming 10% through afternoon.
Low cloud and visibility
Extensive cloud above 500m at first, this lifting during the morning with visibility becoming good for a time. Visibility becoming poor again during the afternoon with extensive cloud developing above 600m.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Periods of heavy rain overnight will clear eastwards during the morning but some uncertainty in the timings. Dry with increasing amounts of sunshine during the afternoon. A few showers arriving from the west in the evening. Lighter winds than Sunday.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
20% becoming 90% during morning.
Maximum wind speed expected
West or Southwest 25mph gusts 35mph overnight, easing to 15mph gusts 25mph in morning.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 7 or 8C.
- Valley Plus 11C rising to 15C.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Poor visibility in early rain with extensive cloud above 600m. Cloud lifting during the morning with visibility becoming good.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Tue 9 Jun
Bright spells and showers, some heavy and possibly thundery. Rather cold on the tops with strong southwesterly winds.
Wed 10 Jun
Bright spells and showers, some heavy and possibly thundery. Rather cold on the tops with strong southwesterly winds.
Thu 11 Jun
Dry start then turning wet and windy with southerly gales.
Summit specific forecast
The Lake District covers an area of 885 square miles with its highest point, Scafell Pike, standing at 978 metres.