Mountain weather
Lake District
Confidence
High confidence in the general themes for the next 5 days, but some uncertainty on the extent of any rain on Sunday afternoon. Low confidence with timings of the widespread frontal rain arriving on Monday afternoon.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Sat 15 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Sun 16 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Cloudy but mainly dry. Perhaps a few light showers and hill fog later.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Mainly dry and bright.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
20%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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Wind direction and speed
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900m
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900m | NW 17mph knots
NW
17mph |
NW 15mph knots
NW
15mph |
NW 17mph knots
NW
17mph |
NW 14mph knots
NW
14mph |
NW 13mph knots
NW
13mph |
NW 13mph knots
NW
13mph |
NW 12mph knots
NW
12mph |
NW 12mph knots
NW
12mph |
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600m
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600m | NW 11mph knots
NW
11mph |
NW 11mph knots
NW
11mph |
NW 13mph knots
NW
13mph |
NW 13mph knots
NW
13mph |
NW 12mph knots
NW
12mph |
NW 12mph knots
NW
12mph |
NW 12mph knots
NW
12mph |
NW 11mph knots
NW
11mph |
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300m
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300m | NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph |
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph |
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph |
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph |
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph |
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph |
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph |
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Valley
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Valley | NW 4mph knots
NW
4mph |
NW 4mph knots
NW
4mph |
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph |
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph |
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph |
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph |
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 20mph | 18mph | 20mph | 19mph | 17mph | 17mph | 16mph | 17mph |
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600m
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600m | 16mph | 15mph | 18mph | 17mph | 16mph | 17mph | 16mph | 17mph |
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300m
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300m | 14mph | 13mph | 15mph | 16mph | 15mph | 16mph | 14mph | 13mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 14mph | 12mph | 15mph | 15mph | 14mph | 14mph | 15mph | 16mph |
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900m
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900m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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600m
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600m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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300m
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300m | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2600m
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2300m
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2000m
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1800m
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2100m
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2000m
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2100m
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2200m
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900m
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900m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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600m
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600m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 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 | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2600m
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2300m
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2000m
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1800m
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2100m
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2000m
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2100m
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2200m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
A decent day and feeling fresher than of late. Mod-high UV levels despite cloud cover at times, suitable protection essential.
Weather
The odd light shower in the morning, otherwise a dry, bright day with some sunny intervals. Moderate winds on tops.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60% rising to 90% in the morning.
Low cloud and visibility
A few patches of cloud shrouding some tops at first will quickly clear, then areas of cloud will develop above tops by day. Visibility will be very good.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
A rather cloudy day, but largely dry overall. However, there is a chance of a few spots of rain late morning and in the afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
80% by day.
Maximum wind speed expected
Gusting to 20mph on tops.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 8 rising 12 Celsius.
- Valley Plus 11 rising 20 Celsius.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Cloud will be mostly above tops, though a few patches of low cloud around 800m is possible at times, mainly early and late in the day. Visibility will be generally good.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Mon 17 Aug
Dry but rather cloudy morning. Rain spreads in during the afternoon, occasionally heavy later. Winds on tops becoming strong to gale force in the evening.
Tue 18 Aug
Bright but windy with scattered showers. Strong to gale force winds on tops.
Wed 19 Aug
Remaining unsettled with scattered showers or spells of rain. Often rather windy.
Summit specific forecast
The Lake District covers an area of 885 square miles with its highest point, Scafell Pike, standing at 978 metres.