Mountain weather
Lake District
Confidence
High confidence for unsettled and showery conditions over the next few days but low confidence from Thursday onwards with regards to wind and rain detail.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Mon 8 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Tue 9 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Cloudy with heavy rain and strong south to southwesterly winds.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Thunderstorms
Severe Chill Effect
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
Cloud and heavy rain clearing to sunny spells. Heavy, perhaps thundery, showers developing in the evening. Windy at times.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
≥95%
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≥95%
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80%
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60%
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<5%
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<5%
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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 | S 35mph knots
S
35mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
W 18mph knots
W
18mph |
W 18mph knots
W
18mph |
W 20mph knots
W
20mph |
W 21mph knots
W
21mph |
SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
SW 26mph knots
SW
26mph |
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600m
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600m | S 29mph knots
S
29mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
W 16mph knots
W
16mph |
W 17mph knots
W
17mph |
W 18mph knots
W
18mph |
W 19mph knots
W
19mph |
SW 22mph knots
SW
22mph |
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph |
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300m
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300m | S 12mph knots
S
12mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
W 10mph knots
W
10mph |
W 10mph knots
W
10mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
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Valley
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Valley | S 12mph knots
S
12mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
W 11mph knots
W
11mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 42mph | 21mph | 22mph | 23mph | 25mph | 27mph | 29mph | 32mph |
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600m
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600m | 38mph | 17mph | 21mph | 22mph | 24mph | 25mph | 29mph | 28mph |
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300m
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300m | 30mph | 15mph | 18mph | 20mph | 21mph | 21mph | 23mph | 21mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 29mph | 14mph | 18mph | 19mph | 20mph | 21mph | 22mph | 22mph |
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Time
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900m
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900m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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600m
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600m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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300m
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300m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2100m
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1800m
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1500m
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1300m
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1200m
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1300m
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1400m
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1500m
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Time
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03:00
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06:00
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900m
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900m | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C |
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600m
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600m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C |
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300m
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300m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 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 | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°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 | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2100m
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1800m
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1500m
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1300m
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1200m
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1300m
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1400m
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1500m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
A risk of thunderstorms in the evening. Strong gusts at times may make for slow progress and feeling a little chilly on highest routes.
Weather
Cloudy with heavy rain clearing through the morning. This leaves dry afternoon with sunny spells. Turning cloudier in the evening with heavy and perhaps thundery showers developing. Fresh to strong west or southwesterly winds.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
20% early morning rising to 90% mid-morning and through the afternoon before falling again to 40% chance in the evening.
Low cloud and visibility
Widespread cloud bases down to 600-800m in the early morning, rising above summits from mid-morning and through the afternoon before bases occasionally falling to around 700m in the evening. Good visibility but falling to a few kilometres in heavy showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Sunny spells and showers throughout the day. Showers may be heavy and thundery at times. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds becoming westerly.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60%.
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwest turning westerly 20-30mph gusting 30-35mph.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 5C rising to 8C.
- Valley Plus 10C rising to 13C.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Cloud bases often falling to 700m, especially in showers, best chance of cloud free summits will be in the afternoon. Good visibility but falling to a few kilometres in heavy showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Wed 10 Jun
Heavy showers with some bright spells. Fresh southwesterly winds. Freezing level above summits.
Thu 11 Jun
Cloudy with rain spreading eastwards to leave scattered showers. Fresh southwesterly winds. Freezing level above summits.
Fri 12 Jun
Bright spells and the odd shower. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds. Freezing level above summits.
Summit specific forecast
The Lake District covers an area of 885 square miles with its highest point, Scafell Pike, standing at 978 metres.