Mountain weather
Lake District
Confidence
Generally high confidence for overall setup, lower confidence from Tuesday with regards to timing and extent of heavy rain and strong winds.
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Sat 26 SepSunrise:Sunset:
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Sun 27 SepSunrise: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
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
A mostly dry day with sunny spells. Strong winds.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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Wind direction and speed
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900m
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900m | SW 29mph knots
SW
29mph |
SW 26mph knots
SW
26mph |
SW 25mph knots
SW
25mph |
SW 25mph knots
SW
25mph |
SW 29mph knots
SW
29mph |
S 32mph knots
S
32mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
SW 22mph knots
SW
22mph |
SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
SW 24mph knots
SW
24mph |
S 26mph knots
S
26mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
S 10mph knots
S
10mph |
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Valley
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Valley | SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
S 8mph knots
S
8mph |
S 11mph knots
S
11mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 35mph | 32mph | 32mph | 31mph | 35mph | 39mph |
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600m
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600m | 30mph | 29mph | 31mph | 30mph | 33mph | 36mph |
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300m
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300m | 24mph | 24mph | 25mph | 25mph | 24mph | 28mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 23mph | 23mph | 23mph | 22mph | 22mph | 26mph |
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900m
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900m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°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 | 9 degrees Celsius 9°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 |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1900m
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1900m
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1800m
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1900m
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2000m
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2000m
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900m
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900m | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C |
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600m
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600m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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300m
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300m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1900m
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1900m
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1800m
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1900m
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2000m
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2000m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
A windy day with strong winds making for slow progress and risk of being blown over.
Weather
A largely dry day with variable cloud and bright or sunny spells. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
70%.
Low cloud and visibility
Some patchy low cloud around 600-800m at times, but still a good chance of cloud free summits. Visibility generally very good, deteriorating in patchy hill fog.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Cloudy and dry to start but heavy rain soon spreading northeastwards. Rain clearing later in the day to leave dry conditions and clear spells for the evening. Fresh to strong southerly winds turning southwesterly and easing later.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
40% much of the day, rising to >90% in the evening.
Maximum wind speed expected
Southerly 25-30mph gusting 30-40mph, easing to southwesterly 15-20mph by the evening.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 8C, falling to plus 6C in the evening.
- Valley Plus 14C, falling to plus 11C in the evening.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Low cloud with bases down to 600-800m at times through the day. Low cloud breaking up and rising later to leave clear spells in the evening. Visibility generally good but moderate to poor in rain and hill fog.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Mon 28 Sep
A dry day with sunny spells. Fresh southwesterly winds.
Tue 29 Sep
Mostly dry morning with bright or sunny spells. Cloudy later with heavy rain spreading eastwards. Strong southeasterly winds.
Wed 30 Sep
Heavy rain clearing eastwards in the morning to leave bright spells and showers. Strong southerly winds.
Mountain weather information
Mon 28 Sep
A dry day with sunny spells. Fresh southwesterly winds.
Tue 29 Sep
Mostly dry morning with bright or sunny spells. Cloudy later with heavy rain spreading eastwards. Strong southeasterly winds.
Wed 30 Sep
Heavy rain clearing eastwards in the morning to leave bright spells and showers. Strong southerly winds.
Summit specific forecast
The Lake District covers an area of 885 square miles with its highest point, Scafell Pike, standing at 978 metres.