Mountain weather
Lake District
Confidence
High for mostly cloudy conditions on Thursday with some rain at times. High for a lot of dry and increasingly warm weather heading into the weekend but lower for any rain arriving on Friday.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Thu 21 MaySunrise:Sunset:
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Fri 22 MaySunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Mainly dry this evening but some patchy rain arriving later. Light winds, freshening from the south later on the tops.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
Heavy Persistent Rain
Mountain weather forecast
Low cloud and outbreaks of rain. Breezy.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
60%
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80%
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80%
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80%
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30%
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30%
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70%
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40%
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Wind direction and speed
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03:00
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06:00
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900m
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900m | SW 27mph knots
SW
27mph |
S 29mph knots
S
29mph |
S 32mph knots
S
32mph |
SW 30mph knots
SW
30mph |
SW 28mph knots
SW
28mph |
SW 29mph knots
SW
29mph |
SW 25mph knots
SW
25mph |
S 23mph knots
S
23mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
S 23mph knots
S
23mph |
S 24mph knots
S
24mph |
SW 22mph knots
SW
22mph |
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph |
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph |
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph |
S 17mph knots
S
17mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
S 9mph knots
S
9mph |
S 8mph knots
S
8mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
S 9mph knots
S
9mph |
S 4mph knots
S
4mph |
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Valley
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Valley | SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
S 9mph knots
S
9mph |
S 7mph knots
S
7mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
SE 5mph knots
SE
5mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 33mph | 35mph | 39mph | 38mph | 35mph | 36mph | 32mph | 27mph |
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600m
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600m | 26mph | 31mph | 34mph | 30mph | 28mph | 28mph | 27mph | 23mph |
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300m
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300m | 21mph | 23mph | 23mph | 24mph | 23mph | 24mph | 22mph | 14mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 19mph | 20mph | 20mph | 22mph | 21mph | 22mph | 18mph | 14mph |
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Time
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Time |
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900m
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900m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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600m
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600m | 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 | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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300m
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300m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2100m
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2300m
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2800m
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2700m
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2900m
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2800m
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2900m
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2800m
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Time
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Time |
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03:00
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06:00
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09:00
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12:00
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15:00
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18:00
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21:00
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900m
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900m | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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600m
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600m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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300m
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300m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2100m
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2300m
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2800m
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2700m
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2900m
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2800m
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2900m
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2800m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Some difficult navigation conditions with best chance of views from northeastern fells later in the day. Rather cold and wet on higher slopes with strong winds combining with fog, rain or drizzle.
Weather
Widespread low cloud with spells of rain or drizzle overnight and through the day. The rain heavy at times overnight and to start the morning. Some drier spells in the afternoon then further rain for a time early evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
10% with the only realistic chance over far northeastern fells. Becoming 70% during evening.
Low cloud and visibility
Extensive cloud and fog down to low slopes overnight and through the morning, lifting to 600-800m during the afternoon before clearing in evening. Away from low cloud, visibility mainly hazy, down to a few km in rain.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Dry with clear spells overnight. A mostly dry and bright day but some cloud and patchy rain may arrive from the west in the afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
90% becoming 30%.
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwesterly 25mph gusts 35mph, decreasing to 15mph in afternoon.
Temperature
- At 800m 9C rising to 12C.
- Valley 11C rising to 18C.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Hills mainly cloud-free with good visibility through the morning. Poor at times with patchy low cloud developing in afternoon.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sat 23 May
Dry with bright or sunny spells and feeling warm. Fresh southwest breeze on the tops.
Sun 24 May
Expected to remain dry, bright and warm. Perhaps some fog on low slopes early morning. Light winds.
Mon 25 May
Expected to remain dry, bright and warm. Perhaps some fog on low slopes early morning. Light winds.
Summit specific forecast
The Lake District covers an area of 885 square miles with its highest point, Scafell Pike, standing at 978 metres.