Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Lake District

Confidence

High for a fine weekend, and very warm start to the week, lower for any shower development.

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.

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

Early low cloud clearing then dry with some sunshine.

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
20%
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 SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph
W 13mph knots
W
13mph
W 16mph knots
W
16mph
W 14mph knots
W
14mph
W 9mph knots
W
9mph
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph
600m
600m SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph
W 12mph knots
W
12mph
W 15mph knots
W
15mph
W 13mph knots
W
13mph
W 8mph knots
W
8mph
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph
300m
300m W 4mph knots
W
4mph
W 6mph knots
W
6mph
W 8mph knots
W
8mph
W 7mph knots
W
7mph
W 5mph knots
W
5mph
W 2mph knots
W
2mph
Valley
Valley W 2mph knots
W
2mph
W 7mph knots
W
7mph
W 10mph knots
W
10mph
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph
W 5mph knots
W
5mph
W 2mph knots
W
2mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 19mph 17mph 21mph 18mph 12mph 8mph
600m
600m 14mph 16mph 19mph 17mph 11mph 7mph
300m
300m 13mph 15mph 17mph 14mph 10mph 5mph
Valley
Valley 9mph 14mph 17mph 14mph 9mph 4mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 6 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 12 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 14 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2200m
2000m
1800m
1700m
1800m
1800m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

High UV levels mean that sun protection will be essential.

Weather

Cloudy with hill fog and drizzle overnight, perhaps a heavier shower in the early hours. Still some low cloud and patchy drizzle to start the day this soon lifting and breaking to allow some sunny intervals, the cloud becoming well broken then patchy later in the day with some more prolonged sunshine to end the day.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

Little chance at first improving more than 90% by mid morning.

Low cloud and visibility

At first, extensive low cloud above 300-600m bringing very poor visibility, this clearing by mid morning with visibility then good.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast