Mountain weather

Lake District Mountain weather forecast table

Confidence

High for cold weather to remain across the Lake District for most of the period. The main uncertainties will be the eastward extent of snow showers on Sunday and for the details of Atlantic weather systems from Tuesday which may bring periods of snow, then slightly milder conditions.

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This evening forecast

Dry with clear skies and temperatures widely below freezing. Strong northerly winds and a very severe wind chill on the tops.

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Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

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

hazard Severe Chill Effect
Wind significantly lowers the ‘feels-like’ temperature relative to the actual temperature, with even moderate winds significantly adding to the chilling effect. Strong winds can result in a severe and debilitating wind chill many degrees below the actual temperature. This effect will be enhanced in rain or wet snow. Without protection, prolonged exposure could result in frost nip or frostbite on exposed parts of the body and/or hypothermia.

hazard Poor Visibility
Poor visibility presents challenging route finding conditions. Visibility could be significantly less than 50 metres in all directions with few or no visual references, especially on featureless moors or plateaux. Distances become hard to judge and cliff or cornice edges can be difficult to recognise. These conditions require good navigational skills. There is a risk of white-out conditions when mist or fog is combined with extensive snow cover.

Mountain weather forecast

Sunny morning then a few snow showers in afternoon. Very cold with severe wind chill.

Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Light snow shower (day) Light snow shower (day) Partly cloudy (night) Clear night
Chance of precipitation
(at 800m)
00% 00% 00% 00% 30% 40% 20% <05%

Wind direction and speed (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
900m NW
31
NW
30
NW
27
NW
24
NW
23
NW
23
NW
23
N
23
600m NW
18
NW
17
NW
17
NW
15
NW
17
NW
16
NW
17
NW
14
300m NW
7
NW
6
NW
5
NW
4
NW
8
NW
8
NW
7
NW
5
Valley NW
10
NW
9
NW
7
NW
7
NW
9
NW
8
NW
9
N
8
Wind gust (mph)
Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
900m 38 36 32 29 29 29 30 28
600m 26 25 25 22 24 24 26 22
300m 24 22 21 17 20 20 21 18
Valley 26 24 23 20 21 20 23 21

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
900m
-8°
-8°
-8°
-7°
-6°
-5°
-6°
-8°
600m
-6°
-6°
-6°
-5°
-3°
-3°
-4°
-6°
300m
-4°
-4°
-4°
-3°
-2°
-4°
Valley
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
Freezing Level
0m
0m
0m
0m
100m
100m
0m
0m

Altitude above mean sea level
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
900m
-19°
-18°
-17°
-16°
-14°
-14°
-15°
-17°
600m
-14°
-14°
-14°
-12°
-10°
-10°
-12°
-13°
300m
-8°
-8°
-7°
-6°
-4°
-4°
-6°
-7°
Valley
-6°
-5°
-5°
-4°
-1°
-1°
-3°
-5°

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

A bitterly cold day at all heights with serious conditions on the tops due to the extreme wind chill.

Weather

Dry and clear overnight then a sunny morning but valley temperatures struggling to rise above freezing. From late morning and during the afternoon, a few snow showers are expected to spread east. Some uncertainty in the extent of these with northern and eastern fells possibly avoiding them. These showers soon clear away then a dry and clear evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

100%, becoming 60% in afternoon, best chance in north and east.

Low cloud and visibility

Excellent visibility in the morning then deteriorating at times in snow showers, down to a kilometres or less in places with patchy summit cloud too. Skies clearing again by early evening as showers fade.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

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Mountain weather information

Weather

Dry with mainly clear or sunny skies. Remaining very cold with a severe wind chill on the tops in the northerly winds.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

100%.

Maximum wind speed expected

North 20mph gusts 30mph.

Temperature

  • At 800m Minus 5C.
  • Valley Minus 4C rising to 2C during day. Shaded slopes staying below freezing.
  • Freezing level Ground frozen at all heights.

Low cloud and visibility

Excellent visibility with no cloud on the hills.

Mountain weather information

Tue 6 Jan

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Sunset:

A cloudier day with outbreaks of snow spreading eastwards, possibly turning heavy and persistent. The snow may turn to rain or sleet on lower slopes later. Fresh or strong westerly winds. Freezing level rising to 600m later.

Wed 7 Jan

Sunrise:
Sunset:

Outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow clearing east then dry and bright again. Remaining cold with strong northerly winds on the tops. Freezing level lowering to 200m.

Thu 8 Jan

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Sunset:

Spells of sleet or snow, turning to rain on lower slopes as milder conditions try to push in from the Atlantic. Low confidence.

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Summit specific forecast

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