Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Lake District

Confidence

High confidence for a lot of dry, bright and settled weather over the next few days. Some uncertainty in the cloud detail and timing of a band of cloud and light rain moving southeast during the weekend.

Sunrise: Sunset:
Sunrise: Sunset:
Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

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

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

Dry with plenty of sunshine and light winds.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Partly cloudy (night) Sunny intervals Sunny Sunny Partly cloudy (night) Partly cloudy (night)
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%

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 16mph knots
S
16mph
S 15mph knots
S
15mph
S 15mph knots
S
15mph
S 14mph knots
S
14mph
S 13mph knots
S
13mph
600m
600m S 17mph knots
S
17mph
S 13mph knots
S
13mph
S 10mph knots
S
10mph
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph
S 11mph knots
S
11mph
S 10mph knots
S
10mph
300m
300m S 8mph knots
S
8mph
S 8mph knots
S
8mph
S 7mph knots
S
7mph
S 6mph knots
S
6mph
S 4mph knots
S
4mph
S 3mph knots
S
3mph
Valley
Valley SE 1mph knots
SE
1mph
SE 1mph knots
SE
1mph
S 3mph knots
S
3mph
S 3mph knots
S
3mph
S 2mph knots
S
2mph
SE 2mph knots
SE
2mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 22mph 19mph 18mph 19mph 16mph 15mph
600m
600m 24mph 19mph 13mph 17mph 14mph 13mph
300m
300m 18mph 17mph 14mph 13mph 10mph 9mph
Valley
Valley 13mph 11mph 9mph 11mph 8mph 6mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 5 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 2 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 6 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 6 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 9 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
1900m
2000m
1900m
1900m
1900m
1900m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

In stark contrast to last weekend, conditions will be good for hillwalking with low cloud clearing from the valleys.

Weather

Patchy mist and fog developing in the valleys which will be slow to clear during the morning. Otherwise, a dry day with long spells of autumn sunshine then cloud and patchy rain spreading southeast late in the evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

90%, becoming 30% late evening.

Low cloud and visibility

Mainly good visibility with clear summits. Patchy low cloud and fog in the valleys and on low slopes, slowly clearing during the morning. Cloud becoming extensive above 600m late evening.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast