Mountain weather
Lake District
Confidence
Low for extent of rain on Tuesday. High for the rest of the week and into the weekend.
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Wed 29 JulSunrise:Sunset:
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Thu 30 JulSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
Cloudy with the chance of a few light showers
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
50%
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40%
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30%
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20%
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40%
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70%
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Wind direction and speed
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900m
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900m | SW 25mph knots
SW
25mph |
SW 24mph knots
SW
24mph |
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph |
SW 22mph knots
SW
22mph |
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph |
W 16mph knots
W
16mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
SW 22mph knots
SW
22mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
W 3mph knots
W
3mph |
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Valley
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Valley | SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
W 3mph knots
W
3mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 30mph | 29mph | 27mph | 28mph | 27mph | 20mph |
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600m
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600m | 28mph | 27mph | 24mph | 23mph | 23mph | 11mph |
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300m
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300m | 22mph | 22mph | 19mph | 19mph | 19mph | 12mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 19mph | 18mph | 17mph | 15mph | 18mph | 10mph |
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900m
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900m | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°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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600m
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600m | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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300m
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300m | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
3200m
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3300m
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3000m
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2700m
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2900m
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3000m
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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 | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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600m
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600m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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300m
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300m | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
3200m
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3300m
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3000m
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2700m
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2900m
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3000m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Nothing to add
Weather
A rather cloudy day with the chance of a few light passing showers, but a fair amount of dry weather likely. Outbreaks of rain may spread from the southwest in the evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
50%, best chance across the Eastern Fells in the afternoon
Low cloud and visibility
Poor in widespread cloud down to 200 to 600 metres at first. This lifting and breaking somewhat to patches down to 800 metres in the afternoon although cloud may be more extensive across Western Fells throughout the afternoon.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Chance of a shower in the early hours. Otherwise dry and partly cloudy.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
80%
Maximum wind speed expected
Westerly 15 mph
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 11 Celsius
- Valley Plus 9 rising to 19 Celsius
- Freezing level Above the summits
Low cloud and visibility
Good visibility with little in the way of cloud on the summits
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Fri 31 Jul
Mainly dry and partly cloudy, perhaps a light shower in the afternoon.
Sat 1 Aug
Mostly dry and partly cloudy.
Sun 2 Aug
Dry and partly cloudy.
Mountain weather information
Fri 31 Jul
Mainly dry and partly cloudy, perhaps a light shower in the afternoon.
Sat 1 Aug
Mostly dry and partly cloudy.
Sun 2 Aug
Dry and partly cloudy.
Summit specific forecast
The Lake District covers an area of 885 square miles with its highest point, Scafell Pike, standing at 978 metres.